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I typically PVR the Leaf games so I need to have a static schedule as I dont want to be shown the scores in real time. However, I still like to be able to reference the upcoming schedule, hence why I am posting the schedule.
Here is the 2024.2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule:
Pre-Season
Regular Season
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In this blog i include a video that shows just how much data Google collects from your cell phone. Think you are safe if you are disconnected, or even in airplane mode - think again!
Google tracks you down to the second, even knowing when you are walking, driving, standing still. Tracking every move that you make. Also, its AI engines are able to corelate this information to pinpoint exactly where you have been.
Here is the video of a experiment to see just how effective Google is in collecting your information.
While this is not only scary, it begs the question of where the line is or should be when it comes to personal privacy!
Bottom line - we need to get rid of cell phones all together.
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In this Blog, I describe how to handle situations where you feel tired, can't sleep, have a headache, etc...
Can't Sleep? Magnesium - Avacado
If you can't sleep, then you need Magnesium. So eat an Avacado
Low Energy? Iron - Raisins
If you have low energy, then you need Iron. So eat some Raisins.
Feel Weak? Zinc - Eat a Mango
If you feel weak, then you need Zinc. So eat a Mango.
Wake up Tired? Potassium - Coconut Water / Avacado / Banana
If you wake up tired, then you need Potassium. So eat a Banana or Avacado. Better still, hydrate with some coconut water,
Have a Headache? Sodium - Cucumber Juice
If you have headache, then you likely need some fluids and Sodium. So hydrate with some cucumber juice.
Feel Down or Sad? Vitamin D - Sun or Supplement
If you are feeling down or sad, then you need Vitamin D. So get some sunlight or take a vitamin D supplement.
In General there are foods that target certain parts of the body to keep them healthy:
- Coconut - Brain
- Avacado - Skin
- Eggplant / Milk - Bones
- Carrots - Eyes
- Peaches - Heart
- Mushrooms - Metabolism
- Grapes - Lungs
- Onions - Cell Regeneration
- Ginger - Digestion
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Here is the 2024 Formula 1 Calendar of events:
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Here is the 2024-2025 Winter Hockey Schedule
Sunday
- 9-10 p.m. UCC
Tuesday
- 6-7 p.m. UCC
Wednesday
- 6-7 p.m. UCC
- Bar
Thursday
- 4:45-5:45 p.m. Chesswood
- 5:45-6:45 p.m. Chesswood
- 6:45-7:45 p.m. Chesswood
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How to cook Chicken Drumsticks in the Air Fryer:
I use my Foodi Air Fryer to cook chicken drumsticks for a healthy snack.
Here are the Steps:
Grab a family pack of drumsticks (say 9)
Cook the Drumsticks at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
While they are cooking, grab a freezer ziplock bag and make the rub. In the bag add:
- 3 tbs brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbs Avocado oil
Once the drumsticks are done the first 10 min, let them cool for a couple min and then add to them to the ziplock and shack vigourously to coat in the rub.
Replace the drumsticks into the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for an aditional 10 minutes.
Enjoy!
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Here are the "Blackout" rules for NHL Hockey by content providers. I needed to publish this article as there is no warning for games listed in the television guide that a particular game is actually going to be "blacked out". This is especially important for when I want to PVR a game to watch later. Nothing is more frustrating to find out later that you have 3 hours of a "blackout" message when you sit down to watch a game....
Is your game going to be "blacked out"? Here are the rules that dictate this.
NHL Blackouts
Certain NHL games are subject to broadcast blackouts that all TV providers are required to enforce. Blackouts are the result of restrictions imposed by the NHL on broadcasters and TV providers. Blackouts can be set for specific cities/communities, or for a defined region - which can include entire provinces or territories.
NHL Centre Ice
Games shown on NHL Centre Ice are subject to blackout restrictions. Blackouts remain intact as the local regional sports network has the rights to air these games in a specific area.
- All nationally televised NHL games are blacked out on NHL Centre Ice in all provinces and territories.
- Winnipeg Jets games are blacked out on NHL Centre Ice in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories & Nunavut.
Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet has the rights to broadcast some NHL games in markets. These games will be blacked out in Manitoba.
- Vancouver Canucks games on Sportsnet Pacific can only be viewed in British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers games on Sportsnet West can only be viewed in Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories & Nunavut.
- Montreal Canadiens games on Sportsnet East can only be viewed in Quebec, Atlantic Canada & Ottawa and surrounding areas.
- Toronto Maple Leafs games are split between TSN4 and Sportsnet Ontario.
TSN
TSN features regional blackouts for coverage of Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators games.
- TSN2 will feature 50 Montreal games. Games will be blacked out and can only be viewed in Quebec, Atlantic Canada & Ottawa and surrounding areas.
- More specifically, for 2023 - 32 Montreal Canadiens games will be available nationally. The other 50 games will be broadcast regionally on TSN2. These regional games will be blacked out west of Pembroke and Belleville, Ont.
- TSN3 will feature Winnipeg Jets games. Games will be blacked out for customers outside of Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Northwest Ontario.
- TSN4 will feature Toronto Maple Leaf games. Games will be blacked out for customers outside of Ontario.
- TSN5 will feature Ottawa Senators games. Games will be blacked out for customers outside southeast Ontario, Quebec & Atlantic Canada.
What this means when PVR'ng a game. If it is scheduled for TSN2 and TSN5 - make sure to PVR the right channel as you may find that your recording is blacked out only after you sit down to enjoy the game!! Has happened to me more than once with Ottawa games!
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The following is a blog from Roscoe on the trials and tribulations from his perspective on the hockey exploits in Germany and Austria in the fall of 2023
Thank you for your interest in Team Canada 60+ as we participate in the World Cup of Hockey 2023 this week here in Germany and Austria.
Today was recovery and travel day. We are on the ice tonight with two mini-exhibition games against Team Germany and Team USA East (somehow they were allowed two teams) in Kaufbeuren, Germany. I made this team based on largely on my reputation of speed and good looks, so tonight is my first chance to impress the coaches.
One of our teammates showed up at Pearson airport in a wheelchair with a blown knee, so already I have been promoted to the second line.
Our first tournament Game is Wednesday morning in Zell-am-see, Austria. I will keep you posted on our progress.
Attached are two photos showing our two waitresses serving a hundred pounds of beer each, and an overall shot of the Hofbrau Haus. We are in there somewhere…..
Well, things got off to a rather rough start in our two-game exhibition series in Kaufburen, Germany. Our first game was a 3-0 loss against host Team Germany, followed by a 5-2 shellacking against Team USA East.
I think the key to victory for us boils down to one thing:
Last night didn't help either. Team Germany held a lovely reception in a pub built in 1252 following the two games. It was complete with all the food and beer your could drink. Sadly our team took ample opportunity of all of the freebies, and once again we were the last to leave, staggering into the hotel at 2:00am.
Today thankfully is a travel day, perhaps allowing these loogans to dry up. We embark shortly on a 4-hour trip through Garmish and the Alps to our next game tomorrow morning at Zell-Am-See, Austria.
Wednesday
It was a spectacular 4 to 6-hour drive from Kaufbeuren, Germany to Zell Am See, Austria through the Alps depending if you took the scenic route or not.
Since our game this morning was the Tournament Opening Game at 6:00am, generally the boys behaved themselves for a change last night with only a minimum of alcoholic intake. But it’s hard to do. For example, I thought I was being a good boy by ordering a diet Coke, but the price was €4.40. A beer was only €3.00. Beer is clearly considered a mandatory food group around here.
On the ice this morning our team showed a bit more zip. Personally, I thought I skated well. But sadly we came out on the short end of a 6-3 game against Team USA South.
We were badly outclassed and outshot, with only the heroic efforts of our goalie keeping it respectable.
There’s lots of good players here. With an average age of 67, we give up 5 years to most 60+ teams. It makes a big difference.
We will have to be at our best in our next game against Team Switzerland tomorrow at 1:00pm.
Good tickets are still available…..
Roscoe
Thursday
Following yesterday’s early morning 6:00am loss, most of the team embarked on a 3 1/2 hour walk around Lake Zell. It’s a 4km long, 2km wide freshwater lake with Zell Am See protruding into the middle, all some 750 meters above sea level.
Friday
Saturday - Sunday
Yesterday’s excursion was a road trip up the Glockner glacier. You get there by driving the scenic High Alpine Road, which took 6 years to build, has over 200 switchbacks, 76 bridges and very few guardrails. If you aren’t on your game as a driver, you can easily plummet hundreds of feet to your death.
Upon returning to Zell Am See, we sure were up against lots of adversity in our final game.
We were scheduled to play the undefeated Team USA East, who not only had to beat us in order to advance, but had to beat us by 12 goals or more due to the tie-breaker rule.
Secondly, we became aware that their goalie is a registered emergency backup goalie of the Seattle Kraken of the NHL. Just wonderful.
And finally, our #1 centre Mike Borsch was not feeling well, tested positive for Covid, and could not play.
We were ready for a shellacking. Well, we performed as expected. Team Canada went down to our 4th consecutive defeat by a score of 5-0. A moral victory, however, as we at least did not allow Team USA East to score the 12 goals they needed to advance.
We then closed our the tournament by traveling to a 13th century medieval castle for the awards presentation and party. At least by all accounts Team Canada won the party!
In acknowledgment of our stellar 0-4 tournament record, we were presented with Participation medals. It’s funny how life has gone full circle: I won plenty of Participation medals as a kid, and now I am winning them again. In fact I have a bedroom full of Participation medals. I am sick of Participation medals. I’m a little short on Gold medals.
There was some controversy over the age of the team photo I included yesterday. I may have inadvertently attached a team photo from 1995. I’ll try again.
We travelled back to Munich today for one last crack at Oktoberfest. It continues to amaze me how well behaved people are, what with several thousand people jammed into a tent for 10 hours of relentless drinking. If that happened in Toronto, there would be people puking, fighting, shooting and stabbing each other. Instead, there were many happy family moments, like the picture I have attached of a father buying a beer mug floaty balloon for his 6-year old son. You just can’t start them off too early.
So thats’s a wrap for my Team Canada update series. There are going to have to big changes in order for this team to effectively compete in the coming years. We can’t change all the players, so maybe we have to change coaches and management…..
See you back home!
Roscoe