Giovanne

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These gizmo coffee makers seem to be all the rage. Anyone remember the betamax or the laser disc player?

D- grasshopper Even if that is what is not "raining" they will eat the hopper. Warm september day, spring creek, big rainbows; I could not imagine using any other immitation. What about "F"- San Huan Worm?

Boy its gunna be a long winter...

Since you're just fillin' in quotes with what you want, I thought I'd take the same liberty..

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Oh the irony..

"I won't wade into this, but..."

enlighten us minions....

They just make *hit up, change rules, new rules, etc, etc, to justify their jobs. Time to change the guard in this Province.

Why? If that was true then what is this guy doing here? ::ice fish::

A big part of the problem is the upper crust making policy, setting budgets, etc, etc, would never sit in an emergency for 20 hours or be on a 4 year wait list for a surgery. Same with the politicians in the Province. None of the decision and Policy makers at alberta Health Services, or the Provincial Government are effected by the policy they implement. The two tier system of health care is very alive and well in Alberta. Anyone remember last year during the panic to get the H1N1 vaccine? At the height of women, children, and seniors waiting in long line-ups in the outdoors the Calgary Flames had enough vaccine delivered by Alberta Health services and a nurse to give injections to the team, admin, and their families. This yet is another window that shows us how things function inside Alberta Health Services. The health care budget in this Province grows each year, it consumes around 40% of the annual Provincial budget. More money is not making it better; using wait times as the measurement is just keeps getting worse. There are more administrators than front line workers in the Alberta health care system.

http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/203.asp

It's obvious that City Planners have pretty much given up on easing peak time traffic congestion when they install a sign that updates to tell you someting that you already know. If your stuck on Deerfoot for an extra hour it is grade school math that you will be a minimum hour later than usual to your destination...

The Leagues non-action clearly shows it was not a sucker punch.

River Monsters- one of my favorite shows. If you have not seen it you should check it out! http://animal.discovery.com/tv/river-monsters/

I believe this is how most guys learn now and get keyed in on only one method, trying no other method? My 5 flies for small streams; -Stimulator -Green Drake -Elk Hair caddis -Clouser- Big one -Bow River Bugger- Big one

He lost me after he told me that story. Probably one of those guys you see nymphing the bow @ 5:00am the beginning of July..

I think you'd have more "wins" with a hopper-hopper.

Ran into a fellow a couple months ago on a cuttie stream that shall remain unnamed and he commented to me how the cutties kept trying to eat his indicator...

So I don't agree with the whole sucker punch comment and you start to run your mouth... Show me the cheap shots at other people big talker? Funny how we obvoiusly disagree on a GAME and you choose make it personal? I do agree that Avery steps over the line on occasion which I have already acknowledged. I think Avery adds to the game from an entertainment perspective. As well he is playing in the NHL, so there must be a quality that the GM of the Ranger likes hence his employment. I am just presenting the facts that show it was not a sucker punch. Drop your gloves in a hockey game and you get punched. Before Avery threw a punch they had both engaged each other, the staredown , gloves off then the punch. Avery was quicker- Too bad for the big, slow Smid... As well who knows what was said the minutes and seconds before the incident? No one likes Avery, yet so many talk of him. The League wants him to remain because of this fact. Other than the playoffs regular season NHL hockey is like watching paint dry. The league needs this kind of bullshit, he will get a wrist slap at best from the league. Guys like Avery, Hextall, Pronger, Lemieux are as important to the game as Crosby and Gretzky. Edit- Ryan I looked at the video you posted and I still say it was not a sucker punch. Just because they did not do the ice tango and size each other up skating in circles for a bit before the first punch has no relevance on this- Not a sucker punch. If I was a coach or GM I would want Avery on my team. No doubt he would be a difficult palyer to handle, but worth it with the right manager IMO. Have you ever heard Mike Keenan tell some of the stories about Hextall? Way more of a hot head than Avery ever will be and one of the most popular players of all time.

Answer me this; -You say that Smid did not want to fight? Yet he flung his gloves off as he faced Avery milliseconds after Avery did. This is a fact, watch the video. -So now you have two players facing each other that both have their gloves off and Avery gives him a quick bop, how can you consider this a "sucker punch"? The #1 way to say "lets go" without saying a word in hockey is to fling your gloves off. Both players had done this, and facing each other before a lick was thrown. Smid has fighting reflexes like a 90 year old grandmother, this is also is what the video shows. I do agree that Avery sometimes walks on the wrong side of the line, example is the comments to Phaneuf. But to say that the punch to Smid was a sucker punch is clearly not the case. Edit- My example of a `sucker punch`in this situation would be if Smid did not drop his gloves and all of a sudden Avery popped him one. That would clearly be a sucker punch. Fling your gloves off and you`d better have the goods to back up your actions, as its fight time once you commit to fighting with the glove fling. Curious what other `sign`Avery should have waited for?

This will be the season where Calgary's love affair with the Sutters abruptly ends.

You should campaign the Rangers GM and tell him why you are right and he is wrong. Armchair meet quarterback.. Edit- The stats speak for themselves- in the games where Avery has displayed goonery his team has won the majority of the time.. Double edit- For those of you that call this a "sucker punch" watch the replay again. Smid drops his gloves immediately after Avery does, they are facing each other and Avery bops him one. Definately NOT a sucker punch!

Avery is a very talented player and fills the role intended, period. If this was not the case, he simply would not be playing in the NHL. He creates the kind of rivalries that the public craves in sports. You better bet that IF the Rangers were playing Edmonton again this year that all eyes would be watching. Sport needs a villian and he is willing to fill those shoes. All you pacifists on here that watch hockey, flip the channel back to Glee.