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Everything posted by JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo
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All right, chill out. I'll admit I don't participate in fantasy football, never have, so I don't know exactly how it works. You said Russell was picked 9th overall in a fourteen team league. He finished 10th overall last year in points and is projected at 10th this year. Am I missing something? What's all the lulz about? And if it's only 14 teams, was there something preventing you from picking one of the 20 teams projected ahead of the Bears defense this year? Serious question, not trying to provoke anything.
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Didn't Russell finish 10th overall in points last year? 6 spots ahead of Brady? Those who live in glass houses, amirite?
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Argos penalties 1/ 8yards Bc lions 12/ 111 Good game refs
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The fix is in
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Sweet baby jesus you get worked up over preseason.
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You guys forgot the part where Tom Brady threw 2 interceptions. Just jokin bros.
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Vancouver Salaries: Lowest in Canada?
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo replied to Russianfan's topic in Off-Topic General
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Weise says Lucic threatened him during handshake
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo replied to J529's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Obviously you don't watch the UFC much. I've been watching religiously since the late 90's and one of the things I found most appealing about the sport was the fact that after beating on each other for up to 5 rounds the fighters would embrace each other after the fight as a show of respect. Even fighters that hated each other, getting involved in pre fight rivalries and heated exchanges, would engage in this show of class and honour when the fight was over. The fight settled the feud and that was that. Jens Pulver and BJ Penn hated each other more than any two fighters I have ever seen but after the fight Jens congratulated BJ and even asked if he could come train with him in his gym. In many ways actions like this helped legitimize the sport and helped change the perception of fighters being mindless barbarians. Of course there were exceptions to the rule. Tito Ortiz was a grade A doucher after most fights. I think this is why Dana White hated him so much. He was tarnishing the sport by living up to the stereotype and prejudice many of the uninformed UFC haters had about MMA fighters. A reputation he has tried so hard to change over the years. This is what makes what Lucic did so disgraceful. Actions like this can influence how non hockey fans perceive the game and when you are trying to obtain new fans in markets dominated by other sports this type of publicity can be detrimental to your growth. Then again it might attract new fans as well but I don't think those are the type of fans the NHL wants to reach. -
The more football the better. I want games Friday and Saturday too but I understand the NFL has a long standing, possibly unwritten, agreement with high school and college football preventing that from happening.
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It was a statement from Russell about the situation being a personal matter and that he wouldn't be commenting any further on it. Basically tmz can pound sand.
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Didn't think I could lose any more respect for that clown Shanahan. I was wrong.
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Where did I say they couldn't be hired? I merely tried to point out that there are a number of provisions in place to prevent this from happening to the detrement of new teacher hires. The link refers to recomendations from the BCPSEA for the BCPSEA. Why would employers not take their own recomendations when hiring TOC's? If they recomend that retired teachers be hired as a last resort because of shortages what do you think they recomend districts do when there is not a shortage. Point 5 in that article also refers to "several letters of understanding in this regard" between the BCPSEA and the BCTF. Are you privy to those recomendations or are you satisfied with your interpretation? Do you have numbers on retired teachers working as TOC's? Do you really believe cash strapped school districts are out there hiring retired teachers en masse based on the money they could potentially make? I've been working in my district for over 10 years and I know of 3 and they all work in specialty areas. I can't speak for other districts but that seems like hardly a problem. If you guys have a problem with the current TOC system you should be more concerned about preferential call out although the argument in this thread is about money so based on those guidelines still not much of an issue.
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Well, I was hoping to let this thread die as arguing with the uninformed masses about the problems facing education in BC, on a hockey forum none the less, is an impossible task. As for the so called major "issue" with retired teachers TOCing perhaps the following link put out by the BCPSEA might cause you to lol. http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/tcaab06-42.pdf Specifically check out the end of point 5. Retired teachers are only brought in when there is a shortage in TOC's and they are not permitted to take long term assignments in most cases. As for the statement about 28% of TOC positions being more than 4 days. Those numbers are skewed by long term leaves such as maternity and medical issues. But that point is moot as there are provisions to prevent retired teachers from taking those positions. So retired teachers TOCing is basically a non-issue as far as the province or CDC is concerned.
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I guess that would suck for me if it wasn 't so factually inaccurate. Don't believe everything you read buddy. While that poster may be right in saying TOC's make scale after 4 days, what he got completely wrong is the fact that it has to be 4 consecutive days on the same job. The scale resets each time you start a new job so unless they are filling in for someone on long term leave this difference in pay is negligible as far as the province is concerned. It's clear after reading page after page of your diatribe that you know next to nothing about teaching. You seem to be having fun though so knock your socks off dude.
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How are they a big problem? While I agree they shouldn't be given jobs over new teachers the only ones I know of work in areas where there are little to no subs such as tech ed. and languages. That being said they make the same amount of money as a first year TOC so it's not like they are costing the system any more money.
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A lot of their free agents this year aren't exactly key players or irreplaceable though a few will be tough to let go. The real acid test will be next year when the likes of Wison and Sherman are up for renewal. That being said Seattle has become a desirable place to play and players are taking discounts to play there. Kind of like the Canucks in 2010-2011. They treat their players right and provide perks like personal chefs ,state of the art facilities, and a loose atmosphere, not to mention a winning culture, so if players decide to walk they probably wont have too much trouble finding replacements. Their current roster is also made up of what were thought to be fringe players, late round picks, and undrafted players so it's not that far fetched to think that Schneider could do it again and fill any holes left by free agents using the same methods that worked before. Along with this, players like Bennett have stated they would like to remain Seahawks so they may take not have to look too far for discount players to fill roster spots. The Seahawks with the youngest team to ever win a superbowl have a legit chance at a repeat performance and a dynasty the likes of which the NFL has not seen in a long time. I've waited almost 30 years to see one of my teams win a championship (the Supersonics in 79 don't count as I was only 3) and feels good to think they might be able to do it again and for some time to come.
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As a Canucks fan you should probably stfu.
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Don't know why but I thought it was one of those typical ironic posts where someone calls Seahawks fans in this town bandwagoners. Before I posted I thought I recalled you being Seahawks fan in the NFL thread but I guess I misconstrued what you were saying and convinced myself otherwise. That being said, most people get on board with a team for the same reason. I'm just glad it's the Seahawks turn.