CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Regina 92, Thompson Rivers 85 (Overtime) Jeff Lukomski and Jamal Williams hit back-to-back treys early in the extra frame as the Cougars edged the WolfPack in Regina. Earlier Williams tied the score at 77 on a layup with 27 seconds remaining, pushing the game into overtime after Jeff Friesen almost singlehandidly pulled out an improbable late comeback for TRU, scoring 7 consecutive points, part of...
Garden Rant (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
In response to my post about garden photographers bringing in some extra cash by selling their art as notecards or in some other artsy format, I heard from Jeff Friesen, who offers prints of his work for sale through his...
Design*Sponge (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
when life and work are crazy sometimes it’s nice to focus on something simple. i’m loving the zen-like simplicity of these leaf photographs from artist jeff friesen in nova scotia. they’re such an interesting, peaceful contrast to yesterday’s bold sailboat prints. you can check out jeff’s collection of autumn-leaf ships right here at etsy. ps: click [...]
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Very Scary Night at the ‘Jack’ The Calgary Dinos punished the overwhelmed Winnipeg Wesmen for the second night in a row, as the 2-0 Dinos waltzed to a 96-55 win. Starting the game with a 20-3 run, Calgary took out all the suspense early, and they kept their line-up rotating as the game developed into a rout. Robbie Sihota powers past a Wesmen defender Tyler Fidler recored a 24 point, 10...
Art MoCo (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The problem with time is that there is simply not enough, and that the best moments speed by too quickly. Nowhere is this more evident than in childhood, when POOF! The magic is there and gone. Jeff Friesen tries...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
WOLFPACK BEGIN SEASON WITH FIRST PRESEASON GAME AGAINST UNBC Kamloops, BC - Basketball fans get their first chance to check out the 2009-1 version of the Thompson Rivers University men's team tonight (Thurs Oct 8). Thom Gillespie begins his second season at the helm of the WolfPack as they entertain the UNBC Timberwolves of the BC College Athletic Association. Game time is 7 pm at the Tournament Capital...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Colorado wins the Stanley Cup! Detroit is the worst team ever! Alexander Ovechkin will score 200+ points! Sweet Jebus, people, grab a pint of Newcastle and take a deep breath. The season’s less than a week old and it seems like everyone’s already making all sorts of weird proclamations about their team and/or players. The most absurd of these things had to be whether Ovechkin would break...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
from David Pollak of Working the Corners at the Mercury News, Add Dan Hinote’s name to the list of players about to compete for a spot on the Sharks’ revamped third and fourth lines. The initial phase of training camp gets under way at 2 p.m. Saturday — and, yes, I’m advised the session is open to the public — when rookies skate for the first time. Veterans won’t...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
In Part I of this fantasy (ok, nightmare), we took a look at what happened as a result of two rounds of ping-pong ball sessions, the Caps missing out on the top pick in 2004 and the chance to pick Alex Ovechkin, and missing out on the 2005 pick and with it, Sidney Crosby. The Caps, in our tale, end up selecting Cam Barker and Gilbert Brule with their top draft picks in 2004 and 2005. It is there where...
Latest headlines from JavaWorld (Free subscription) | 02/27/2009
Jeff Friesen shows you how Stephen Chin's JFXtras project fills the gaps in JavaFX, with dialog boxes, layouts, a unit-testing framework, and asynchronous thread support.
Tech stuff for the slacker (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
InformIT: Creating Java User Interfaces with Project Scene Graph > Hello, Project Scene Graph : "Jeff Friesen introduces Project Scene Graph, which provides the graphical runtime for the JavaFX Script language. He explores this technology's support for nodes, animation, and visual effects; and provides several Java applications that leverage this support to create visually compelling and dynamic...
Geertjan's Weblog (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
Jeff Friesen (whose great book "Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional" I reviewed here on Javalobby ) has written a great article, freshly published in JavaWorld: The last sections of the article show you how to create a NetBeans plugin from scratch. These sections are prefaced by these words, which I thought were quite nice: "After trying out the previously discussed...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The San Jose Sharks released Jeff Friesen from a tryout contract Thursday, ending the veteran forward's comeback bid a few hours before the club's season opener against Anaheim. Friesen was given a chance during training camp to return to the Sharks. The...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
via the San Jose Sharks, San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that tryout player Jeff Friesen has been released from the Sharks 2008-09 training camp. “Jeff had a very good camp and he should be proud of his effort and his commitment,” said Wilson. “However, at this time, we are moving forward with our 23-man roster as announced...
Two for Elbowing (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
McLaren on waivers, Friesen in limbo as Sharks trim roster for season opener | Working the Corners: McLaren is in limbo, but so is Jeff Friesen. The Sharks are waiting to find out the extent of Marcel Goc’s back problem before deciding on whether to offer Friesen a contract right now. That doesn’t mean that if Goc comes back right away, Friesen’s got no chance of making the team....
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