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  1. Braley sold the Argo's to Bell and MLSE in 2015, but do carry on.
  2. Of course it wasn't forward thinking, imo it should have been short terming. Load up and go for it, the problem is they did not win.
  3. It is what it is, blaming anyone for playing by the rules of the cba is kind of silly.
  4. If you understand that then why say this? "Seems to me like he never once considered the long term implications of his "genius". "
  5. I get that an Gm's job is to sign players for as little as possible, but that approach takes away from what is so great about hockey.... the team. Gm's might be giving the owner good advice about saving money, but it's certainly not taking his team and teammates into account and for that I lose respect for the Gm and other young, Gm's for the way they have not signed RFA's this summer. To me, this RFA situation this summer feels very close to collusion. s/
  6. Gillis and Gilman did not care about the long term as they were "going for it all" at the time. That was the goal, so the long term was deliberately sacrificed on the altar of "now". Why consider the future when the organization was about winning now. With different goals comes a different plan. Gilman was and is far from stupid.
  7. Stay as safe as you can, and please be careful what you post, if it can in anyway be tracked back to you.
  8. Gurn

    Tennis

    Bianca up 6-4, 3-1.
  9. I must have missed the announcement of Brandon's name change?
  10. I remember Ecklund getting mentions on Dan Russell's old Sports Talk show, never would have believed the guy would still be still around getting paid.
  11. Years back, at my folks place watching a game in the living room and their cat comes in the back door. She stops in mom's room for a minute, comes out and touches noses with the family dog, gets a scratch from dad and I then walks towards the bedroom, falls over and dies. I know that cat was saying goodbye.
  12. Standing Ovation for Josh Donaldson in the top of the first at Toronto.
  13. Andrew Harris suspended for positive test. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nfl/cfl-suspends-bombers-harris-for-two-games-for-positive-drug-test/ar-AAGlWfg?ocid=spartandhp WINNIPEG — Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris says a case of product contamination led to his positive test for an anabolic steroid. The CFL announced Monday that Harris been suspended two games for positive test for Metandienone, a banned substance under the joint drug policy of the league and the CFL Players' Association. "It's been devastating. It's been hard to focus on football," said Harris during a press conference Monday. "After we win a game, I'm thinking about what's going to happen in a couple of days or possibly next week, and how this is going to affect my team and the journey we're on. I don't want to be a distraction. I would never want to put my team in jeopardy or myself in jeopardy, or my career. Now I've got to face the music and just try to move on." Harris said he believes a legal nutritional supplement tainted with Metandieone, an anabolic steroid and performance enhancing drug commonly sold under the brand name Dianabol, caused him to test positive. Sponsored Video See More Sponsored by CyberPunk "I've known about this for three weeks," he said "This has been extremely hard." Both of Harris' A and B samples tested positive, which means the appeal process has already been completed. "When I first found out I didn't even really believe it. I was kind of beside myself," he said. "I just wanted answers. Getting that B sample is something we went through, and it was the same answer. So at that point there was not much else you can do." Since learning of his positive test, Harris moved into the CFL's Top 10 all-time rushing list, while also becoming the all-time leader among Canadian players in yards from scrimmage. "I took a supplement... that stated it was all natural ingredients. Obviously it wasn't. And I'm taking full responsibility for the fact that I did take that. But from the ingredients listed on the label, it said all natural." Harris claims been tested for banned substances more often than any of his Blue Bombers teammates; eight times since joining his hometown Blue Bombers in 2016, he said, including three times this year. Harris said his blood and urine were clean when tested March 1 and again on July 2 before a positive urine sample was collected in a third test conducted July 12. "The one thing I have on my side is the timing and the volume," said Harris. "I've been tested three times this year, I've been tested more than any other player in my four years here, and I've never had an issue. "If I was intentionally taking this substance, there would be more of a volume in my system, instead of a small trace." Harris would not reveal the specific supplement he ingested. "It was a men's male energy supplement. It's basically anti-oxidant, multi-vitamin, and then there's some natural testosterone enhancers. A lot of these companies work with different labs and different manufacturers, and my assumption is that's where it came from. I'm going to be working on trying to figure out the actual source." Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea believes Harris did not ingest a banned substance on purpose. "Ultimately, every athlete in any sport that has a drug-testing policy is responsible for what they ingest," O'Shea said. "And Andrew knew that. He's not sidestepping that. He's responsible for that. Just the fact he was tested 10 days prior with a blood and urine sample, and that came back clean.... to me it's pretty evident he ingested something in a supplement that he was unaware was contaminated and then tested positive 10 days later." O'Shea was asked for his initial reaction after learning Harris tested positive. "Obviously disbelief, and feel for the guy. Andrew's worked so bloody hard to get to where he's at, and to do things the right way. Certainly shock, and then want to make sure he's OK," O'Shea said. There has been clear support from Harris' teammates as roughly 10 Blue Bombers players entered Monday's press conference at IG Field. "I'm one of those people who that supports my friends in triumph and turmoil," said Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols. "Obviously it's a tough situation for Andrew but I think more than anything it's a lesson that with all the supplement companies out there, there's a lot that's cross-contaminated and there's a lot of cases like this thing happening." The CFL's current rushing leader will miss the annual Labour Day Classic and Banjo Bowl back-to-backs between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders, and will be eligible to return to the field following Winnipeg's bye week when they face the Montreal Alouettes on Sept. 21. Darrin Bauming, The Canadian Press
  14. Ulf could play NHL hockey. His son might have a decent career over in Europe.
  15. So, what are you trying so say, anyway.
  16. 30 homers...…. say, what did the Jays get for him again?
  17. Keep all your receipts or get in trouble with the government Don't cheat your customers or the government Keep your day job for as long as possible, to give your business time to get going Understand that at times it is better to pay an expert to do something, than screw it up yourself Make sure that if you are starting a seasonal business you do it just prior to the right season, to work off the rough spots before it hopefully gets really busy Insure yourself, so that if you get injured at the business you will have a income of sorts till you can work it again Make sure you have the correct insurance for the business Remember that one pissed of customer can do your future great harm so be careful with trying to be funny or topical- never talk politics/religion with anyone When/if questioned by a customer about how well your are doing financially just say "Getting by so far" or words like that. Try not to get offended by that question because you will be surprised how many will ask. If you will work a store front, get to know the neighbouring shops. They may have info that you can use and they will be more likely to "keep an eye out" for you and your shop if you are a good neighbour remember a good day financially doesn't mean you're going to be rich, nor a bad day mean you're going to be broke
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