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Monthly archives for July 2009

Hockey

Kyle Wellwood stays with the Canucks

July 30, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Kyle Wellwood stays with the Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks have announced that Kyle Wellwood has been re-signed with a new one year contract. The 26 year old native of Windsor, Ontario, had scored 18 goals, with 9 assists in 74 games as a Canuck, a career …

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Local, News

And let there be heat…

July 29, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
And let there be heat…

Vancouver and much of southern British Columbia has been sweltering under temperatures climbing into the high 30s (upper 90s for those south of the border). Since Saturday, records have been shattered around the province as the mercury climbed — Lytton …

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Anime, Television

Conan does anime

July 26, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Conan does anime

Conan O’Brien of the Tonight Show stopped by Bang Zoom! Entertainment to try his hand at some voice acting. ■ ■ ■

In Pictures, Local

Celebration of Light – South Africa

July 26, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Celebration of Light  – South Africa

Both Mother Nature and South Africa wowed Vancouverites with a double show over English Bay. A summer storm rolled out from the east in the early evening before the team from South Africa started lighting up the sky with their …

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Manga

Naruto volume 46

July 20, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Naruto volume 46

The battle for Konohagakure rages on as the black-cloaked organization Akatsuki storms in after the nine-tailed fox inside Naruto. Can Sakura and the others hold off long enough to allow Naruto to come back and help? Volume 46 of the …

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News

So long Sears Tower

July 16, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
So long Sears Tower

Since 1973, Chicago’s Sears Tower has set the skyline over the mid-west city, easily trumping the AON Center (ironically, which was previously known as the Standard Oil Building) and John Hancock Center in its shadow. Today, the British insurance firm, …

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Hockey

Canucks 2009-2010 schedule available

July 15, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Canucks 2009-2010 schedule available

The new 2009-2010 season has the Vancouver Canucks starting off in Calgary against the Flames on October 1st followed by a stop in Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche on the 3rd. The Vancouver team returns home on the …

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Gaming

Portable Xbox 360

July 9, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Portable Xbox 360

Benjamin Heckendorn has been working on a little project of his own, modifying Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console to be a little more portable. From the results of his fifth revision, I’d say he’s done a pretty damn good job. The …

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Baseball

Chicago Cubs back in local hands

July 6, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Chicago Cubs back in local hands

The current owner of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell and the  Tribune Co., has finally reached an agreement to transfer the team and Wrigley Field to Joe Ricketts’ family for $900 million USD. The transaction has been passed to Major …

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Hockey

Raycroft comes to Vancouver

July 6, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Raycroft comes to Vancouver

After back-up goaltender Jason LaBarbera signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 1st, the Canucks needed to fill the gap. Today, the Vancouver hockey team announced that Andrew Raycroft of Belleville, Ontario, was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche. First drafted …

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