On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:21:40 +1100, Matt wrote: Why is the season 82 games??? That seems like an awful lot of games for such a physical sport Because, from the owners' point of view, why sell a product (games) only, say, 50 times a year when you can sell it 82 times? As for wear and tear on the players, there's more of them coming along all the time. This is one of my pet peeves
On 12/25/08 4:58 PM, in article 7ad22908-7b22-417a-89d8-c009c30f2055@w1g2000prm.googlegroups.com, "John M." <john_howard_morgan@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: On Dec 25, 9:00 pm, "leonard7...@primus.ca" <leonard7...@primus.ca> wrote: On 12/24/08 2:17 AM, in article bb3e5a62-bf2d-43c9-a1c1-5e021618f...@g39g2000pri.googlegroups.com, "John M." <john_howard_mor...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
"John M." <john_howard_morgan@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: On Dec 25, 4:21 am, Whata Fool <wh...@fool.ami> wrote: George <georg...@iprimus.com.au> wrote: The proposition is that the melting of ice in the environment keeps the Earth cool just as the meting of the ice block in your mint juleps (or fizzy drink for those so inclined) keeps the mint julep cool. The current
On 12/24/08 2:17 AM, in article bb3e5a62-bf2d-43c9-a1c1-5e021618f841@g39g2000pri.googlegroups.com, "John M." <john_howard_morgan@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: On Dec 24, 3:37 am, "oonbz" <oo...@n.com> wrote: "John M." <john_howard_mor...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:bfdde55b-0763-4eb1-b4d6-5d5aa140492d@g39g2000pri.googlegroups.com... On Dec 23, 5:01 am, "oonbz" <oo...@n
"Sordo " <sordo @privacy.net> wrote in message news:6il5jsFrh665U1@mid.individual.net... Arctic Sees Massive Gain in Ice Coverage Michael Asher September 3, 2008 2:44 PM http://www.dailytech.com Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has indicated a dramatic increase in sea ice extent in the Arctic regions. The growth over the past year covers an area of
