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The NHL: It’s For Jilted Lovers

12/04/08 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Hot Topics

The last woman to affect the outcome of an NHL contest was former Lightning goalie Manon Rheaume. That all changed this past Tuesday when “24″ star Elisha Cuthbert became a hockey force to be reckoned with. She didn’t strap on pads and step on the ice, nor did she come face to face with a cougar in an awkward arena encounter. All the Canadian starlet had to do was come up in conversation.

In a post practice interview in Calgary, the actress’s ex-boyfriend and noted NHL on-ice agitator Sean Avery made a derogatory comment about the Alberta born beauty, and is now paying the price. The Dallas Stars forward remarked to a reporter how it had become “a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds,” referring to the fact that Cuthbert was now dating Calgary Defensemen Dion Phaneuf. As a direct result of the comment, NHL Commissioner suspended Avery
indefinitely for his sexist remark.

Whether or not Avery makes it out of the penalty box anytime soon, the feisty forward always has his Vogue internship experience to fall back on. In related news, I’ve started training with AHL’s Peoria Rivermen in hopes of having a shot at dirty thirds. She’s pretty.

Canadian Death Fail

11/20/08 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Hot Topics

Canada may have socialized medicine, but that doesn’t mean everyone in the Great White North who enters their Royal Canadian Mounted Emergency Room is hastily attended to. In fact, sometimes it’s just the opposite.

Recently a man from Winnipeg, a generally civilized area of Canada, died after spending 34 hours in the waiting room having not even been assessed by a triage nurse.

The death, which officials found could have been prevented by a simple catheter change and antibiotics, has prompted the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to institute some measures to insure that such an event will not occur in the future. Included amongst the changes are an electronic registration system that makes sure all patients are signed in before entering the waiting room, and a requirement for emergency room staff to speak directly with waiting room patients at least once every four hours.

While opponents of socialized health care will no doubt see this as an argument for the privatization of health care, it should be noted that this sort of thing never happens in Guelph or Saskatoon. It has happened before, however–even in more developed countries, like Texas– so back off, Obama health-policy haters; it’s gonna be alright.

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