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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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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 theĀ  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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Trains

Second Amtrak Train between Vancouver and Seattle

July 4, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Second Amtrak Train between Vancouver and Seattle

After months of hope that the federal government in Canada would drop the $1,500 CAD fee on a second train, it was announced that the second train would be part of a new pilot project. The additional train would give …

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Trains

New SkyTrain map display

July 1, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
New SkyTrain map display

With the new Mark II series cars being rolled out, TransLink posted a video of the new display maps over the doors. The maps feature an overlay and LED lights that show the line, station and direction of travel. You …

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Hockey

Ohlund signs with Tampa Bay

July 1, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Ohlund signs with Tampa Bay

After spending his entire career with the Vancouver Canucks, defenseman Mattias Ohlund became a free agent and signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ohlund’s new contract will net him $24.5 million over the next seven years in Florida. Ohlund was …

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