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I completely disagree.
The first two goals he let in were pretty horrible. The third one was marginal. The fourth was a good goal, plain and simple. I'll be nice and won't even blame him for the fifth!
Brodeur let in 4 goals on 22 shots. That's inexcusable in the NHL, let alone on the world stage in such a statement game.
Brodeur didn't lose the game for Canada. The first 2 goals were deflected the 3rd on a crowd in front of the net. Canada out shot the US 44 to 22. We doninated the play and had a lot more hits and scoring chances than the US. At times it looked like men playing a kids team.
I know the score board is what counts in the end but when a team runs into a hot goalie this is what usually happens.
Martin Brodeur is the best goaltender in the world, has proven his worth many times and has the stats to back it all up. Luongo may start against Germany but when it comes to playing Russia after Germany Marty Brodeur will be back in goal for Canada and will be there when we play for the Gold medal too.
Yeah this was a big game in standing order but they didn't hand out the medals yet and that's when it all counts when the cards are on the table.
Don't jump off the Canadian band wagon there's plenty of hockey to go. Canada is still the best team in the torunament and Marty Brodeur the best goaltender.
Below is a quote from Ron Wilson.
Even the U.S. coach Ron Wilson acknowledged afterwards how well his goaltender played - and much of a difference he made to the outcome.
"In fairness, Canada out-chanced us two-to-one for most of the game and our goalie played excellent," said Wilson. "We've still got a long ways to go here. There are some great teams out there. Personally, I think Canada is the best team - and Russia is right behind them with all the skill they have up front."
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Back on Cape Breton Island dinner is at noon and supper is in the evening 5 or 6.
I still call the evening meal supper
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On one of my visits I had a similar experience. I flew from Boston to Chicago with my face pressed up against the window the whole flight. The guy sitting next to me had the combination smell of a rotting potato and burger onions.
Atleast I had the coldness of the window to block some of the stench. The guy next to him had to sit through it
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While waiting for an interview date in 2007. I stayed in Spokane from Feb.23 to May 12. All they did was stamp my passport on entering the U.S. They didn't put an I-94 or a written date for returning to Canada in the passport the stamp just shows the date I entered.
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men's mogals!!! GO CANADA GO!!!!
crappy thing is I have to wait until 9pm to watch it!!!
Very hard getting good coverage. I do most of my Olympic viewing on NBC and ttp://www.atdhe.net/
Hopefully the atdhe site will carry most of the Canadian hockey games
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Well sure...but no doubt it was human error -- not anticipating the turn, or shifting his body the wrong way at the wrong time. The sport is inherently very dangerous, and there have been fatalities at previous Olympics with much slower tracks.
It's a slippery slope (sorry...couldn't resist) when you start to put limitations on things like this. What's next...putting little weights on ski-jumpers' ankles so that they don't accidentally overshoot the safe landing areas? Making sure all hockey players use wooden sticks to avoid injuring other players with too fast of a slapshot?
We should take pride in the fact that this is the fastest luge track in the world. As with ALL things, it should be up to the discretion of the individual participants as to whether or not they want to compete on such a fast track.
Not necessarily human error. If the track is to fast to control ones speed then it's the track that takes control and not the driver. I agree with you on your point that human error does cause accidents, but in this case I fully believe it was the track which caused the accident.
Many have already stated safety concerns prior to this accident
The danger of the Whistler track has been talked about for months - particularly after several countries, including the U.S., were upset over access restrictions for everyone but Canada, with some noting it could lead to a safety issue
Five-time Olympian Mark Grimmette, chosen as the U.S. team's flag bearer, said the speeds on the track are pushing the boundaries of safety.
I fail to agree with your view on limitation being implemented on things. Safe limitations are put in place to protect participants and those watching.
In reference to the hockey players stick there is a limit to the amount of curvature in a stick. Why, because of safety concerns in how a puck comes of such a stick, much like a doctored baseball would do, dipping and fluttering more than the norm. Also over curvature can generate more speed on slap shots and wrist shots.
There is no need to overlook safety when life is involved
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I agree with Flames. Family members of Terry Fox should light the Olympic Torch.
Olympic participants are dedicated to their cause with a give all, fight to the end attitude
which was exactly what Terry Fox believed in and to this day his cause is still being fought.
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With all the accidents on this luge track maybe this course design is unsafe.
WHISTLER, B.C. — Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died after a horrific crash in an Olympic training run, according to the Vancouver Sun.
He was coming around the final 270-degree turn, where speeds approach 140 km/h, when he flipped off his sled and was hurled into a metal pole. He appeared to hit his head.
Medics administered CPR to the 21-year-old from Borjomi, Georgia, before he was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter arrived some eight minutes after the crash.
Training was halted for the day.
Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.
The $105-million sliding centre, on the southeast face of Blackcomb Mountain, has been billed as a wild ride and the accident happened at its fastest point.
The 1,450-metre course has 16 turns and drops steeply for 152 metres, the longest drop of any track in the world.
The average grade is about 11 per cent, including two stomach-inverting drops of 20 per cent.
It was the second crash of the day on the course after defending Olympic champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy lost control on the lower part of the track. He didn't appear to be injured. On Thursday, Romanian women's slider Violeta Stramaturaru crashed and had to be airlifted out.
More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training
CP/ 12/02/2010
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Canada Gold, Russia Silver. Sweden Bronze
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Congrats on your approval
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Welllll...I'd love to think that I've got it, but I'm also aware that anything can happen in an interview. I'm certainly not treating it as a formality! Who knows? The consular officer may not like me! I'll be bringing reams of bonafide information, since it looks like my wife isn't going to be there with me...but one never knows until one's across the POE...
Wow...did you ever actually drive it?
No never drove, made 5 trips always let United worry about the driving lol
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I went from one side of the Continent to the other
3561 miles from Sydney N.S to Spokane WA. 56 hrs. driving time. Always took me 12 to 13 hrs. by plane
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News story
in Canada
Just read this thought I'd post it here on VJ Canada
NATIONAL NEWS
Last updated at 2:06 PM on 01/02/10
RCMP investigate hundreds of allegedly fraudulent immigration applications
The Cape Breton Post
THE CANADIAN PRESS
RCMP investigate hundreds of allegedly fraudulent immigration applications
The Globe and Mail reports the case centres around an address west of Toronto where large numbers of immigration applicants claimed to reside.
The address is located in a Mississauga building owned by House of Palestine Inc.
Feras Saleh, executive director of Palestine House which occupies the main floor, says the building is a commercial property and that no individuals actually live there.
He says the tenant in question has moved out and that the RCMP first came around asking questions about two years ago.
It’s not clear how many immigration applicants who claimed the building as an address gained entry into Canada.
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I noticed a couple of things here:
I-693A is NOT a valid form. Use the I-693 and fill out the appropriate sections!
We (apparently) are OK without the skin test, but as someone else said, if it's just $13, maybe it's not worth making waves about it.
The I-693 is filled out by the CS doing your original medical. The I-693A is a supplement form to I-693. It's filled out by the CS here in the US when one files for AOS.
The form I-693A for AOS can be found here:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-03/appdx-a_693vacc.pdf
Also it's more than just $13. For a TB skin test and X-rays I didn't need the cost break down was
TB skin test $25. Physician visit and consultation $75, X-rays chest, side and back $115.
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I had a normal chest x-ray from St. Luke's too but the CS we went to insisted that we get the Tuberculin Skin Test done - it was only $13 anyway so we had it done. The reason behind this is that the guidelines say that it's required - you can't skip it (according to CDC guidelines). The chest x-ray is done depending on the results of the TB skin test (negative = no x-ray required).
I really wish they'd update the St. Luke's procedures. Do the skin test first and then the x-ray if the skin test comes up positive.
I believe some people have gotten approvals without the skin test though. Not sure if they're really strict on following that now. The overseas medical shows you're clear anyway. We had it done just to be safe.
If a person was vaccinated for TB then more than likely the skin test now is going to show false positive. The immune system is going to react to the skin test because of the vaccination from yrs ago and show a positive for TB result.
Chest X-rays were already taken when I went to the CS in Canada for my K-1 immigration medical. Even though those X-rays proved negative TB, I pretty much was forced by the CS signing off on the I-693 A into getting the skin test and another needless X-ray to show the exact same result from the X-ray done in Canada.
The whole immigration process is just a huge money grab from beginning to end and it seems they all want a piece of the action
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From my timeline:
Civil Surgeon wouldn't sign I693A vaccination supplement unless I had a TB skin test. July 27 supplement signed finally cost $25.
When I went to the CS to have my I-693A signed she refused unless I had a TB test. I showed her the X-ray taken for the CS in Canada and explained it showed no TB.
She didn't care about that X-ray and flat out told me no test, no signature. So I went to a physician here and explained I needed a TB test.
She asked why and when I told her the story she said" more than likely getting this test is going to show positive because you were vaccinated when younger".
I got the test and sure enough it showed positive which then called for another X-ray even though the one I had a few months before showed nothing. They took the X-ray and it came out the same as what I had in Canada.
She then gave me a report of the X-ray to give the CS stating no signs of TB.
After $215, a needless TB test and a needless X-ray she signed off on the I-693. She did try telling me I may need another medical for AOS but I had printed the regulation from USCIS regarding K-1 medicals for visa and showed her it. Then she signed my I-693A
The CS holds the ace card if they say you need the TB test before they sign there's not much we can do about it other than go get it, I went to 3 different CS and it was the same for em all.
I strongly believe these doctors know they have us over a barrel and take full advantage of it to make some extra money
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Congrats
Happy to hear all worked out for you
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On Craigslist here in WA. they have a sca, warning on the opening page about those type employment offers. I applied for several jobs through Craigslist and when opened their reply was rirected to a credit report link.
The people posting these job offers get paid so much for each credit search report. Do not give them your info or SSN many of these places ares scam artists
I have posted the alert here from Craigs in Spokane
craigslist SCAM ALERT
SCAM ALERT - affiliate scammers are posting bogus ads promising (nonexistent!) employment, paid research trials, or other compensation, but then notifying repliers that they'll need to jump through a hoop first, directing them to:
•background checking services
•credit checking or reporting sites
•sites where you are instructed to enter your resume or other personal information
•sites where you are asked to sign up for a "free" trial offer
•sites offering training or education
•sites offering a "system" for making money
•survey or focus group sites
•sites designed to deliver malware or misuse your identifying information
all in hopes of earning affiliate marketing commissions or otherwise profiting at the expense of persons seeking employment.
Lots of variations on this scam, but each generally involves dangling (nonexistent!) compensation, and then directing you to a website where you are asked to sign up for something, use your credit card, or input personal information such as your email address.
Continue to general labor job postings
FUN FACT: If you are able to determine a scammer's "affiliate ID" and report it to their affiliate marketing program, this will often result in termination of the scammer, and confiscation of the scammer's ill-gotten gains by the affiliate program.
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Oops sorry just read the heading , I was K-1
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Congrats on getting your interview date
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So sorry for your problems hisgirl!
I was worried you were going to come back and say you have an extensive criminal history, because that certainly is grounds for a visa denial. So, the goods is that there really is no law explicitly stating that someone in prison can't file a visa petition on behalf of his/her spouse, and its not something you'll need to file a waiver for and wait on. I know it must be hard but try to keep your chin up! There is still a good chance your visa will be approved.
For the record, I know a girl that has been waiting 8 years for her fiance to get out of jail so they can begin their lives together. The heart wants what it wants. People make mistakes but life goes on and everyone deserves a chance to be with the one they love
I wish you luck!
She doesn't have an extensive criminal history.
I have never been denied at the border, nor has my husband. I have never been arrested, do not have a criminal record, do not take drugs and am in perfect health.
The lady who interviewed me was very vague about why she thought that if she gave me the visa it would be denied at the border. She just wouldn't tell me and she was not answering any of my questions!
Okay let me tell you why I think we are running into these problems....my husband has quite a criminal history. He is in prison right now and will not be released for another 2 years. Since the initial petition, we made it very clear that
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When the winter Olympics were in Lake Placid and Atlanta did they offer Canadians the chance to run with the Olympic Torch? I may be wrong but I don't think they did.
Canada won the Olympic bid and it's their party and show so I think it should be strictly Canadian runners. Those are 20 running spots I'm sure some Canadian kid would love to have.
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Who must register
Under current law, all male U.S. citizens are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, foreign males between the ages of 18 and 26 living in the United States must register. This includes permanent residents (holders of Green Cards), refugees, asylees, dual citizens, and undocumented/illegal aliens.[2] Foreign males in the United States as lawful non-immigrants (international students, visitors, diplomats, etc.) are not required to register.[2] Failure to register as required is grounds for denying a petition for US citizenship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System
From what I read here you're a lawful non-immigrant and not required to register.
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Who must register
Under current law, all male U.S. citizens are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, foreign males between the ages of 18 and 26 living in the United States must register. This includes permanent residents (holders of Green Cards), refugees, asylees, dual citizens, and undocumented/illegal aliens.[2] Foreign males in the United States as lawful non-immigrants (international students, visitors, diplomats, etc.) are not required to register.[2] Failure to register as required is grounds for denying a petition for US citizenship.
From what I read here you're a lawful non-immigrant and not required to register.
HOOOOOOOOOOOCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY
in Canada
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Being a goaltender for 22 yrs. then you should know when you start to make a move one way and a puck is deflected it's not so easy to recover and make a move in the opposite direction.
You point out that Martin Brodeur is not a butterfly type goaltender which I agree he isn't. Why would he want to change his style, his resume would point out his style is working just fine. Do you think Ryan Miller's style is all butterfly?
How did Brodeur look in the shoot out game in a pressure situation? Looked pretty darn good to me.
The goal scored on the puck he batted didn't go up the middle it went close to the left point and if a Canadian player had gotten that puck we would have had a breakaway as the US were penetrating the Canadian zone on the shoot in.
Hockey is a team game and no one player loses the game. You win as a team, you lose as a team. I played and coached in semi pro sport for over 30 yrs. and we as players and coaches do not point blame or single players out why we lose. We all learn to lose before we learn to win.
When the medal round starts I assure you Brodeur will be in goal for Canada and he should be. We have the best goaltender and team in the world and when the cards are on the table Brodeur and our Canadian team will be there when it counts.