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  1. Thanks again, guys! I've been enjoying the Roland Kirk and Passport with John Mealing CDs I got.
  2. That link now goes to a story which has been altered, I believe. It now says that the Bombers have announced that both Joe Mack and Tim Burke will be back next year.
  3. British Columbia Lions 17....Saskatchewan Roughriders 6 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4540562 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408819 The Lions gave the ball to Andrew Harris enough times for him to lead the league in yards from scrimmage (which I think is the combination of rushing and receiving yards). He becomes the second Canadian to lead the league in that category. Mike Benevides tied the league record with 13 wins by a rookie head coach. ***** And thus ends another CFL season. Here are the final standings. http://stats.sports..../standingAJ.htm You will note that the win totals are 13, 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 6. I think that shows good parity this year. Also, I think it is impressive that the two worst teams won six games, which means that no team was an automatic victory during the course of the year.
  4. Big surprise: Edmonton fired Eric Tillman today, effectively immediately. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408782 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/edmonton-eskimos-fire-general-manager-eric-tillman/article4902561/ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2012/11/03/20328556.html ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19....Montreal Alouettes 11 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4540390 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408791 The Bombers ended their long stay at Winnipeg/CanadInn Stadium with a win. The Als didn't play Anthony Calvillo, and played McPherson instead. The Bombers played Brink and Goltz. The Als scored ten points very early, but the Bombers defense hung tough after that. The win moves the Bombers up ahead of the Ticats, and out of the league cellar.
  5. Calgary Stampeders 30....Edmonton Eskimos 27 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4540235 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408748 Rene Paredes kicked a 44 yard field goal on the last play of the game to win it. The Stampeders had dominated, but the Eskimos caught up. Matt Nichols played the game for Edmonton. He shows a lot of promise. Drew Tate played for Calgary. It will be intereting to see whom Hufnagel picks to play next week. It reminds me of the controversy a few years ago when Wally had Dave Dickinson start after Casey Printers led the Lions to the playoffs. The loss means that the Eskimos will finish last and will be the crossover team. This is not a bad thing. The Argos figure to be an easier opponent next week than the Stampeders. Jon Cornish broke Normie Kwong's 1956 record of rushing yards in a season by a Canadian. There has been a lot of talk about that, but I am unaware of anyone pointing out that Kwong set his mark in a (I think) 14 game season, while Cornish has 18 games. http://www.tsn.ca/cf...=cfl-stampeders JC Sherritt set the league record for tackles in a season.
  6. TSN has released the results of its third annual Players' Poll, which concerns issues such as who is the fastest, hardest to tackle, and most underrated. You will note that a quarterback, Buck Pierce, was named the toughest player in the league! http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=9535
  7. Toronto Argonauts 43....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4539996 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408652 I was very sleepy last night, and felt like I wanted to turn the game off and go to bed with three minutes left, and the Argos leading 40-26. Well, it's a good thing I stayed up. The Ticats tied it at 40, and Swayze Waters kicked a 51 yard field goal on the last play of the game to win it for the Argos, and thus eliminate the Ticats from playoff contention. Chad Owens set the league record (breaking Pinball Clemons' mark) for all-purpose yards in a season. Chris Williams set the Ticats team record for touchdowns scored in a season. The Ticats became the first team in league history (barring something unforeseen in the final three games of this weekend) to lead the league in scoring and finish with a losing record. I guess that shows how bad the Ticats defense is. At this point we still don't know whether Edmonton or Saskatchewan will be the crossover team. The Argos rested Ricky Ray and some other starters, and played their second, third and fourth string quarterbacks. ***** Chris O'Leary Week 19 picks (It's snowing this week in Edmonton.) http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/11/week-19-cfl-picks-and-the-eskimos-winter-wonderland/ ***** Mike Beamish Week 19 picks and power rankings http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/11/01/cfl-final-regular-season-weekend-picks-power-rankings/
  8. I see that Milton Suggs has moved to New York, and that he will be at Small's Nov. 28. http://www.miltonsuggs.com/contents#!__contents/calendar
  9. The canada.com website has the CFL Awards printed out like March Madness brackets. Great for office pools! http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/10/cfl-teams-announce-individual-award-winners/ ***** Jamie Boreham has retired. His background was in rugby. He often scrambled from punt formation, and if a first down wasn't likely he would kick the ball with his left foot! http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408607 ***** The Bombers have announced that Tim Burke will be back next year as head coach. (I find it odd that GM Joe Mack is making that decision when it is likely that he will be fired at the end of the season.) http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408601
  10. Planning something, aloc? PS - This sounds like something from Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
  11. Greg Xenakes Week 19 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4539696 ***** The league announced today each team's nominees for the CFL Awards. http://cfl.ca/article/2012-team-player-award-nominees-announced
  12. Here is the latest on the playoff scenario. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=77786 "If Edmonton wins their final game against Calgary OR Hamilton loses to the Argonauts in their final game, the Eskimos will clinch a playoff berth." And the Eskimos' clinching a playoff berth would eliminate the Ticats. It's very possible that the Stampeders will beat the Eskimos. So what are the Ticats' chances of beating the Argos? They improved a lot today when the Argos decided that they will sit Ricky Ray for the game. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408456
  13. Happy Birthday 2012 Greg!
  14. Happy Birthday catesta!
  15. Montreal Alouettes 27....Edmonton Eskimos 25 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4539176 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408350 I was moving my furniture to my new apartment yesterday, and missed the game. I think this was the first game all year that I haven't heard part of. Looks like I missed a whale of a fourth quarter. ***** This Saturday will be the Bombers' last home game at CanadInn (nee Winnipeg) Stadium. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408405 ***** I don't have my notes in front of me, but I believe that the NBC Sports channel will carry both Thursday and Friday games this week. Thursday is the Ticats trying to make the playoffs against the Argos at 7:30 pm eastern. Friday is the Eskimos trying to make the playoffs against the Stampeders at 9:00 pm eastern. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/indexsn.aspx?sport=AJ
  16. Calgary Stampeders 41....British Columbia Lions 21 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4538784 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408247 Meaningless game, in which the Stamps led 24-0 after one, and never looked back. ***** For the past three weeks, the Blue Jays were finished, the Maple Leafs were locked out, and the Raptors haven't started yet. That meant that the Argos and the Ticats had the largest metro market in Canada all to themselves. During that time they went a combined 0-6. Today, they both won. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4538890 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408285 The Ticats played their last home game in Ivor Wynne Stadium before a sell-out crowd of 29,722, and managed a win. With one minute to go in the second quarter, the Ticats led 22-0. The win keeps the Ticats' playoff hopes alive for at least a day. If the Eskimos win tomorrow, they will clinch a playoff spot and eliminate the Ticats. The loss eliminated the Bombers from the playoffs. ***** Toronto Argonauts 31....Saskatchewan Roughriders 26 http://www.sportsnet...aspx?id=4538943 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408297 The Argos played well on both sides of the ball. With the win the Argos clinch second place in the East.
  17. Happy Birthday Guy! I always enjoy seeing your Multiple Images posts. Hope you're enjoying the Lionel Hampton Mosaic you got with your Grey Cup contest prize!
  18. When you think about it, the strength of a hurricane is rarely important. What's important is where it lands. The northeast is unaccustomed to hurricanes and tornadoes, so the damage and inconvenience in unprepared populated areas is likely to be great.
  19. Bertrand, is that a typo? Wasn't the Freddie Redd Mosaic from the early 60's?
  20. Matthew Scianitti Week 18 picks http://www.cflblogzo...uch-for-ticats/ ***** Chris O'Leary Week 18 picks http://www.cflblogzo...kendrick-lamar/ ***** Lowell Ullrich Week 18 picks http://www.cflblogzo...-18-in-the-cfl/ ***** Drew Tate will return for the Stampeders tonight. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408186
  21. Happy Birthday Daniel!
  22. Greg Xenakes Week 18 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4538234 ***** Washington has released Emmanuel Arceneaux. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408071 ***** The Stamps have placed Stevie Baggs on the nine-game injured list, ending his season. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=408112
  23. These topics are discussed frequently at mobileread.com where I am a regular. In regard to the OP, Amazon won't allow you to do that. It notes the location of your computer. By the way, Amazon would be happy to sell you the books. The problem is that in the publishing industry rights are granted by country, so if Amazon had the right to sell the book in the US, it would have it available on its US website.
  24. Manfred Mann Chapters One, Two and Three. Brasil '66 with Lani Hall except the last half album.
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