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- Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Politics And Current Events
- Replies: 231683
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Politics And Current Events
(the laughing guy is, of course, a certain young comedian who turned into a president later in his life )
- Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:21 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Tennis thread
- Replies: 376
- Views: 36027
Tennis thread
Or, the same in the written format:
- Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:09 am
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
For NHL finance nerds: An interesting article about new payment scheme NHL will have to pay for Euro players. "Executive summary": - starting 2026, NHL will pay $315K for every Euro-trained player signed by the NHL (until 2026 it will be $285K). The money will be distributed to clubs where each part...
- Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:32 am
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
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Hockey Randomness
Dominik Simon to Sparta Prague. https://www-sport-cz.translate.goog/clanek/hokej-extraliga-sbohem-nhl-po-sedmi-letech-reprezentant-simon-se-ma-vratit-do-sparty-3610494?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp Confirmed today. Simon signed a 2-year contract. https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek....
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Politics And Current Events
- Replies: 231683
- Views: 12837831
Politics And Current Events
Zelensky is pretty awesome. If Ukraine indeed wins this war, he will deserve big credit:
https://www-idnes-cz.translate.goog/zpr ... r_pto=wapp
https://www-idnes-cz.translate.goog/zpr ... r_pto=wapp
- Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:46 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 2022-2023 #22 Pitt Super Panthers (Football) Sports Thread
- Replies: 1328
- Views: 45908
2022-2023 #14 Pitt Super Defending ACC Champion Panthers Sports Thread
TIL that football betting is not based on the result at the end of regulation.The worst part is Tennessee also covered lol
(I don't bet on football, so I never bothered to learn the rules, but scoring the game as a "betting tie" would make more sense to me).
- Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:40 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
Dominik Simon to Sparta Prague. https://www-sport-cz.translate.goog/clanek/hokej-extraliga-sbohem-nhl-po-sedmi-letech-reprezentant-simon-se-ma-vratit-do-sparty-3610494?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp Confirmed today. Simon signed a 2-year contract. https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek....
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:23 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:33 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Politics And Current Events
- Replies: 231683
- Views: 12837831
Politics And Current Events
Gaucho : out of curiosity - do Germans "germanize" the names of foreign monarchs? I am asking because I found it funny that there has been significant debate in the Czech media over the name of the new king in the last 24 hours, and it was pretty much decided that the person known as "Princ Charles...
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:35 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Cycling thread
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4290
Cycling thread
Anyone have any experience with electric bikes? I have a sub 5 mile commute to work. Lots of hills though... like pretty steep ones. I'm starting to think about getting an e-bike for nice weather commutes. Looking for pros, cons, etc. I could get my bike tuned up and actually ride, but I'd rather n...
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:53 am
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:41 am
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Translated (Czech) hockey interviews & news
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6104
Translated (Czech) hockey interviews & news
The "Without Cliches" website finally started their English version with translation of stories of athletes interesting for international audience (not surprisingly, many NHLers are there). I posted several stories translated by DeepL.com throughout the last year in this thread, but I bet the transl...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:11 pm
- Forum: Pittsburgh Penguins
- Topic: Martin Straka 50th birthday interview
- Replies: 3
- Views: 834
Martin Straka 50th birthday interview
In Czech: https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/extraliga/martin-straka-padesatiny-hc-skoda-plzen.A220903_004058_hokej_pls Translated by DeepL.com : Straka celebrates his 50th birthday: Hockey is a hobby above all. It's rejuvenated by the locker room September 3, 2022 12:30 PM When Jaromir Jagr celebrated the ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:50 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Soccer Discussion
- Replies: 11161
- Views: 828471
Soccer Discussion
Round 5 of 2022/23 Bundesliga season - the first (and I am pretty sure the last) time the small team I root for sits on top of the standings. Go Freiburg!
- Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:42 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
The goal saved Germany from getting relegated...
- Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:28 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Soccer Discussion
- Replies: 11161
- Views: 828471
Soccer Discussion
Soccer in a nutshell -
Preston North End in English 2nd league: 7 games, 11 points. Total score 2:0...
Preston North End in English 2nd league: 7 games, 11 points. Total score 2:0...
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Tennis thread
- Replies: 376
- Views: 36027
Tennis thread
A friend of mine is a huuuuge tennis and Serena fan and she’ll be there for the round of 16. Hope she can make it that far so she can see her one last time. Williams' 1st round opponent is ranked 80-something and had a bad hand(?) injury that kept her out of action for quite some time. Kontaveit (t...
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
Filip Zadina gets a new contract with Detroit: 3 years @ $1.825M per year.
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Soccer Discussion
- Replies: 11161
- Views: 828471
Soccer Discussion
ECL has some decent teams, so the last 4-8 clubs will be respectable, but some of the group-stage names have "CBI/CIT feel" for me...
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:20 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
So Ovechkin now has an Instagram profile photo featuring him and Putin... https://www.instagram.com/aleksandrovechkinofficial/ At least Backstrom is somewhat normal... https://www-idnes-cz.translate.goog/hokej/nhl/georgijev-rusko-oveckin-hraci-navrat-valka-ukrajina-armada.A220826_091646_nhl_huda?_x_...
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:47 am
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
More on the Russian players facing prison time (Google translated):
https://www-idnes-cz.translate.goog/hok ... r_pto=wapp
https://www-idnes-cz.translate.goog/hok ... r_pto=wapp
- Sun Aug 21, 2022 3:49 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Everything golf
- Replies: 11705
- Views: 690287
Everything golf
Right before I checked into 5AF, I read about Sam Bennett winning!Sam Bennett is brutal to watch
https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta- ... ins-again/
- Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:51 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Politics And Current Events
- Replies: 231683
- Views: 12837831
Politics And Current Events
Are we still discussing the 50th iteration of the 5 boring American politics topics? :) https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1560015797367488517 Just to interrupt the important monkeypox discussion - here is part 2: https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1560566152622907392 (The gentleman in the vi...
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: Around the Rink
- Topic: Hockey Randomness
- Replies: 24011
- Views: 1707729
Hockey Randomness
54th Annual Golden Stick Award (i.e., Czech Hockey Player of the Year): 1. Ondřej Palát (Tampa Bay Lightning) 628 bodů 2. David Pastrňák (Boston Bruins) 624 3. Roman Červenka (SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers) 525 4. David Krejčí (HC Olomouc) 395 5. Tomáš Hertl (San Jose Sharks) 384 6. Jakub Voráček (Colum...
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:49 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Travel Thread
- Replies: 8702
- Views: 589815
Travel Thread
so Vancouver, go to Richmond for dim sum. other than that, eat anywhere and everywhere especially if you like Asian food and seafood. the last time I was there, 2014? I was able to get otoro for $8 CANADIAN. Oh the foreign food prices! Last month, the average restaurant bill for lunch/dinner (inclu...