by Minter Dial | Sep 26, 2007 | Sports
Sort of hard to believe that neither Japan nor Canada were able to notch a RWC victory. Coming away with a 12-12 draw could hardly be rewarding for either side, although the Japanese were ecstatic to pull even with a dramatic extra-time score and conversion. The...
by Minter Dial | Sep 26, 2007 | Sports
Liverpool stuck it to Reading last night, at Reading, with a Carling Cup 4-2 win, featuring a hat-trick by Fernando Torres. This excellent result puts the Reds into the fourth round of the Cup. Ola Fernando! Note that Gerrard only came on the for the last 15 minutes....
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2007 | Sports
After being probably the most busy team in the off-season, making a major overhaul of players complemented with some good new up and comers, the Philadelphia Flyers are supposed to have a new look and feel. Unfortunately, the preseason warmup games (so far 2W and 2L;...
by Minter Dial | Sep 24, 2007 | Environment
Following my last post, (How Green Are You?), on the topic of being green, going to have to give a plug for our Norwegian friends, whose government have decided to render Bastoey, one of its low security prisons, “ecologically friendly.” The 115 inmates...
by Minter Dial | Sep 24, 2007 | Environment
As the ecological movement goes mainstream, it occurred to me that we might benefit from a protocol to establish how much each individual is eco-friendly. Not that I am wanting to flush out the hypocritical bobos or ‘gauche caviar’ profiles…but it...