SevenSeasJim

Some good Thursday afternoon humour.

Christobal Huet

i love that name

Martha Stewart has or had a apprentice TV show? News to me. What sorta wingnut would watch that? (aside from Lazlo)

Things like this make me glad I watch less then 4 hours TV a week... LOL

I guess she thought she could make some money back after going to jail and/or thought she had more fans than she really does.

Canadian Press with TSN files

11/14/2005 11:26:27 AM

MONTREAL (CP) - Star scorer Alexei Kovalev of the Montreal Canadiens will undergo knee surgery Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Habs GM Bob Gainey was to address the media at the Bell Centre later Monday.

The Canadiens, off to a solid 12-3-3 start atop the tough Northeast Division, will now be tested without their highest-paid forward.

While it won't be known for certain exactly how long Kovalev will be out of the Habs' lineup, sources tell TSN the initial expectation is he will miss at least a month. The surgical procedure he will undergo is not unlike the same operation that was performed four years ago.

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This procedure is considered "maintenance" for wear and tear as opposed to the result of a specific injury. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Chip Burke in Pittsburgh, the same doctor who did it four years ago.

Kovalev, earning $4.5 million US this season, is second on the Canadiens with 19 points (7-12) in 18 games. He's a major cog on the first line with captain Saku Koivu and winger Richard Zednik and on the first power-play uni

Martha Stewart's 'Apprentice' cancelled

Last Updated Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:27:56 EST

CBC Arts

Martha Stewart's run at Donald Trump's crown will soon be over.

NBC has passed on ordering a second season of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. The show will end after next month's finale, scheduled for Dec. 21.

Donald Trump and Martha Stewart campaigned for both of their "The Apprentice" shows last August in New York. (AP Photo/Virginia Sherwood,NBC Universal)

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart has struggled in the ratings since its Sept. 21 premiere.

A spokesman for NBC told the Hollywood Reporter that the show always had been scheduled to run for only one cycle.

NBC and Apprentice executive producer Mark Burnett tapped Stewart to act as host in an effort to capitalize on public curiosity about the lifestyle maven after her release from prison this year.

She served a five-month term for lying to investigators in connection with an insider-trading stock probe. Plans for Stewart to host the spinoff of Donald Trump's The Apprentice were announced in February while Stewart still was behind bars in West Virginia.

Stewart's version of the show set up a competition among 16 would-be executives to win a $250,000 prize and a year-long "apprenticeship" job at Stewart's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

While Trump's Apprentice was an instant hit last year on its debut, Stewart's opened with little sizzle, drawing just 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. In the season-to-date, the show has averaged 6.8 million viewers.

Trump has publicly blamed The Apprentice: Martha Stewart for a decline in ratings for his own show. Regularly attracting more than 14 million viewers in its first season, The Apprentice now has an audience of less than 10 million.

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart opened the season in the Wednesday 8 p.m. slot but moved to 9 p.m. in October, putting it in competition with popular ABC series, Lost.

Burnett and Stewart also make a daytime syndicated show, Martha, which has delivered fair to middling ratings since its September premiere.

TSN.ca Staff

11/14/2005 10:28:53 AM

Reigning NHL MVP Martin St. Louis will miss the next 2-4 weeks after suffering a fractured finger in practice Sunday, according to the Tampa Tribune.

The newspaper reported that the Lightning were doing a powerplay drill when St. Louis was hit in the hand by a Darryl Sydor shot. Doctors determined that St. Louis had fractured a bone and the nail bed in his left ring finger.

Surgery was required to remove the nail, fix the nail bed, and re-attach the nail.

"Injuries are part of the game," general manager Jay Feaster told the Tribune, "and now we are in a situation where we have to have other guys step up and produce."

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St. Louis, who won the scoring title in 2003-04, had 5 goals and 13 points in 18 games this season for Tampa Bay.

...how can grown men still watch wrestling?

It's "Sports Entertainment" not wrestling :wink:

CJ's experience teaching in Toronto schools was that of all the cultures/subcultures that new immigrants would latch onto' date=' hands down the most popular one was the gangsta... [/quote']

I'm not going to dispute this observation, but I also heard on CBC radio the other morning that 70% of gangsta-rap is purchased by suburban white kids (mostly male, I'm going to assume...).

I see this in my high school all the time.

Note: Steel-toed work boots are also back in style again (untied only)

The peanut butter is off the top shelf. What a shootout winner for Crosby.

is there anyone else besides me around here who has never found this show to be the least bit funny?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no

HAHAHAHAHA

Stronach aims Viagra remark at Harper

Last Updated Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:42:19 EST

CBC News

Human Resources Minister Belinda Stronach, who defected from the federal Conservatives to join Paul Martin's cabinet last spring, made a bawdy remark about her former leader in a segment taped for this week's edition of This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Stronach was accosted Wednesday during a visit to Nova Scotia by comedian Cathy Jones, a star of the satiric television show that airs on CBC.

Jones asked Stronach how she felt about her public image in the wake of her political flipflop, which helped Martin's minority Liberals survive a bid by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper to force an election.

"You're a House of Commons wrecker being seduced by an older man who then, you find out, can't even get his polls up," Jones told Stronach, adding, "It's not the size of his caucus; it's what he does with it."

Stronach, a former Conservative leadership candidate who often disagreed with Harper over the direction of the party, took the ribbing in stride and did some of her own.

[color:red]"You know, I recommended to Stephen once that to rise in his polls he should take a little Viagra," she told Jones. "But the pill got stuck in his throat and all he got was a stiff neck."

The segment will be broadcast in full on This Hour Has 22 Minutes Friday night at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The tongue-in-cheek show often pokes fun at Canadian politics.

Most famously, it launched an online petition demanding that former Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day change his first name to Doris. At least 600,000 Canadians signed it.

Recently, the show taped a segment showing maverick Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish first kissing, then stomping on a George W. Bush action figure. She had often criticized the U.S. president.

"No more street hockey"

Now they have gone to far :wink:

I think that the window manufacturing lobby did this so that kids break more windows on their houses and garages while playing in the driveway instead.

Best player in the NHL?

After last night's game it's hard to argue with that. He set up 3 goals and was a dominant physical force all night. In his last shift he threw Hal Gill to the ice and made an incredible, long diagonal pass to set up the tying goal.

He's making it tough to hate the Flyers.

Edit to say: Looks like Eklund agrees

One of the top for sure. It's too bad that he gets injured so often.

The worst (or best) part is that everytime I read Magnum's posts I really hear Magnum's voice. Scary

we use tofu in smoothies sometimes.

I never figured you for a smoothie kind of guy.

Claude Lemieux would have done great in today's game. He was a diving master.

I just sent Brad an email. I'm dumping Rick Nash for Eric Staal.

Don't they have to be within 10 points of each other?

Nevermind. I already made a hasty decision. I'd delete this thread but I don't know how. It's very similar to "I've fallen and I can't get up."

Well at least post something mildly offensive to the thread locked.

U.S. Senate votes for oil drilling in Arctic refuge

Last Updated Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:49:13 EST

CBC News

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to reject a final attempt to protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling.

Senator Maria Cantwell tried to stop plans to open up the Alaska wilderness with an amendment, but it was defeated by a vote of 51-48.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Senators are now expected to approve a budget bill containing a provision that allows drilling. That approval will likely come this week.

The House of Representatives is expected to debate its own bill regarding oil drilling next week. Members there have been more adamant than senators in their support of drilling.

Drilling supporters say the stores of crude would raise $2.4 billion US in government leasing fees, reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil imports and create thousands of American jobs.

Canadian officials are opposed to the plan, arguing it will disrupt a migrating caribou herd that crosses the border and the native groups on both sides that depend on the caribou. The area is also an important habitat for migratory birds, polar bears, and other animals.

Opponents in Canada and the U.S. say there is not enough oil in the refuge to substantially lower gasoline prices, and the crude would not find its way into the market for at least a decade.

I've lost my hands

I want Jagr out, he's getting too many points

Even though he's a dick I picked him. Keep on racking.

I hope Forsberg gets hurt tonight.

I must say that I am somewhat surprised by this.

Miers withdrawals as nominee for U.S Supreme Court

Last Updated Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:14:52 EDT

CBC News

Controversial U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination after weeks of criticism over her qualifications for the role.

White House counsel Harriet Miers listens to President Bush in the Oval Office at the time of her nomination, Monday, Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Miers said in a statement her nomination "would create a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country."

President George W. Bush has "reluctantly" accepted her letter of withdrawal, White House officials said.

Miers, who most recently served as Bush's White House counsel, was nominated less than a month ago to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

But she has been widely criticized since her nomination, notably by some conservatives who said she lacked the necessary legal credentials and a record of conservative judicial philosophy on issues such as abortion and affirmative action.

Others accused Bush of cronyism.

Bush blamed her withdrawal on Senate pressure on the White House to release internal documents concerning Miers.

"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House – disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said.

Miers also noted efforts by the Senate for White House records.

"I have been informed repeatedly that in lieu of records, I would be expected to testify about my service in the White House to demonstrate my experience and judicial philosophy," she said in the statement.

"While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain executive branch materials and information will continue."

Well the "Suzie" Division has 3 in the top 5.