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  1. bill barilko

    Danemark Betrays/Sells Greenland to the Chinese

    To be expected I suppose-the Danes are a shifty sh!tty bunch of backstabbers as they have proved many many times over the years.Once the Chinese move in that'll be it for locals-which is of course the idea. Greenland awards London Mining huge iron ore project Greenland population is expected...
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    Tragedy Strikes Wayne Newton Again!

    Some guys have all the bad luck-poor broke old bastard do you really think he had someone pull the plug for insurance money? Wayne Newton's yacht sinks at Lake Mead A 65-foot yacht filled with water and sank at the Temple Bar Marina on the Arizona side of Lake Mead Friday morning. The vessel...
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    'Like Finding a Herd of Dinosaurs on Land'-Howe Sound BC

    I'm definitely going to use this in the narrative I do for my tour groups most of them love this sort of stuff. Submarine expedition visits rare B.C. glass sponge reefs Discovery of 40-million-year-old sponge species 'like finding a herd of dinosaurs on land' A group of scientists...
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    Stovetop Smoking Tuna

    After brining in a 50/50 sugar/salt mix for 24 hours I soaked the loins in Apple juice for another 24 hr. Into the stovetop smoker Finally finished tastes good but not great the stovetop units are a bit of a joke for something as big as these loins. It does make an incredible tasting...
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    Canadian Spies Target Brazilian Mine Ministry-Report

    The Canadian mining industry has a wretched reputation world wide for a reason and it's not because they are a great bunch of guys-quite the opposite in fact as many Latin American communities can testify. Report: Canada spies targeted Brazil mine ministry RIO DE JANEIRO -- A new report on...
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    Mexico The Hottest Immigrant Destination?-NYT Article

    Certainly as viable as Colombia & Brazil two other happening countries For Migrants, New Land of Opportunity Is Mexico MEXICO CITY — Mexico, whose economic woes have pushed millions of people north, is increasingly becoming an immigrant destination. The country’s documented foreign-born...
  7. bill barilko

    Bamtown Tuna Shootout 2013-Bamfield BC Trip Pics

    Took a few days off & headed over to Bamfield BC on Vancouver Island's west coast for the annual Tuna Shootout. This is just a sample-the complete set of pics can be found @ Bamtown Tuna 2013 Photos by A_Fisher | Photobucket Left my car in Port Alberni and took the Frances Barkley out to...
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    Fabulous Salmon Video-the Campbell River

    Quite unlike anything you've ever seen before- DFO is predicting a record Pink Salmon run this year of over 25 million fish. Note the Trout you see in the video are waiting for the Salmon to spawn so they can feed on the eggs...
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    Two New Favourite Hot Sauces

    That's because it's made in the USA.
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    Two New Favourite Hot Sauces

    Specialty stores here in Vancouver-well the Caribbean place is out in New Westminster. Caribbean Market
  11. bill barilko

    Two New Favourite Hot Sauces

    Picked up a few pleasing sauces the past few months these have come out on top. Sambel Asli-Indonesian blend of Chile, Garlic, Salt & Vinegar doesn't sound all that exciting but really hits the spot. Chatak Trinidad Lime Sauce-a classic Trinidadian blend just outstanding combo of Peppers...
  12. bill barilko

    Post Tsunami Debris in BC-Dry Fart in Windstorm

    As predicted all the doom sayers were FOFS it all amounted to very very little as those in the know (like me) knew all along.Cue the radioactive ninnies, the tin hat brigade, the well and truly stupid..... Tsunami debris arriving on B.C. shores is less than expected: officials VANCOUVER – In...
  13. bill barilko

    JJ Cale Has Croaked

    He had some decent tunes but the whole underplaying/anti performer shtick grated.He was once heartily booed on stage here in Vancouver after a short sh!tty 45 minute set-I led the jeering. US singer-songwriter JJ Cale has died of heart attack at the age of 74. An announcement on his personal...
  14. bill barilko

    Video for Shark Lovers Only

    DND717lnFLQ
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    Heat wave coming on week end

    What grief? I have swum in English Bay since 1973 and never encountered a Jellyfish-although I have seen them in Burrard Inlet withing sight of Port Moody.
  16. bill barilko

    Heat wave coming on week end

    Yes I'll be lazily swimming in English Bay and the usual same old suspects here will all be whining/crying pissing/moaning about the same old same old as per SOP.
  17. bill barilko

    Kale chips?

    Kale is so 2011.
  18. bill barilko

    Brian Burke is Kicking *** !!!!!

    I don't like the man at all but he has (arguably) done a lot for hockey-he also has the money to crucify whoever posted that **** about his personal life-the money and the will. Brian Burke sues online commenters, claims defamation [Ex-Toronto Maple Leafs GM says reputation damaged by affair...
  19. bill barilko

    Oil Spill Hits Beautiful Burrard Inlet

    Two Full Litres of the Stuff!!! Suncor failed to notify public about Port Moody spill Five days after a spill at its facility in Port Moody, B.C., Suncor is talking publicly about the leak which reached Metro Vancouver's Burrard Inlet. Company spokesperson Sneh Seetal says about 225 barrels...