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  OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-02-21 14:10 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-21 19:55 +0000
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-02-23 00:37 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 15:46 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-21 16:34 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-22 00:35 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-22 15:49 -0500
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 21:31 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 21:54 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 22:16 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-23 02:37 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-23 02:50 +0000
                  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 03:42 +0000
                    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 05:05 +0000
                      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 05:57 +0000
                        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 16:16 +0000
                          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 11:55 -0500
                          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:25 +0000
                            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 23:18 +0000
                              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:41 +0000
                          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2014-02-25 11:04 -0800
                            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 20:08 +0000
                              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-25 21:35 +0000
                            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-25 15:18 -0500
                            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-25 21:35 +0000
                      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 16:43 -0500
                        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 16:52 -0500
                        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 22:22 +0000
                        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-25 00:48 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-02-24 13:06 +0100
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-22 19:29 -0500
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-23 04:09 +0000
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-23 15:55 +0000
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-23 12:35 -0500
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 03:44 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 07:10 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 10:49 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 19:55 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:21 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 16:59 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:23 +0000
                  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-25 00:29 +0000
                    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:25 +0000
                  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-24 20:23 -0500
                    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-25 04:34 +0000
                    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:29 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2014-02-25 10:05 -0500
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 20:08 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 08:37 -0500
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 20:52 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 17:14 -0500
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:24 +0000
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-23 12:57 -0500
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-23 13:32 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-02-23 15:31 -0600
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-23 19:08 -0500

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#56999

In message <530bc0ad$0$33480$c3e8da3$9deca2c3@news.astraweb.com> 
  JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 14-02-24 05:49, Lewis wrote:

>> I was thinking of the broadcasts, actually. I overheard national news
>> and two local newscasts yesterday, all said the US finished second.

> I never understood why NBC, who is unable to cover olympics properly
> keeps getting the contracts.

I have no reason to think any other network would be any better, but NBC
is *horrible*.

> Still remember for the Sydney 2000 games, NBC not only didn't air the
> opening ceremonies live, but on the US morning show, aired AFTER the
> real opening ceremonies, the announcers pretended the opening ceremonies
> had not been held yet and would be held "tonight".

The hockey gold medal game was on at 6am or 8am Eastern Time in the rest
of the world, but was tape-delayed 12+ hours, right?

NBC: Internet? There is no Internet. Nothing happens until we say it
happens.

I despised NBC before comcrap bought them, but now I despise them
squared.

-- 
He [Rincewind] wondered how old the tower really was. Older than the
University, certainly. Older than the city, which had formed about it
like scree around a mountain. Maybe older than geography.

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#57032

In article <slrnlgnhjg.1gv5.g.kreme@oswin.local>,
Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>In message <530bc0ad$0$33480$c3e8da3$9deca2c3@news.astraweb.com> 
>  JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
>
>> I never understood why NBC, who is unable to cover olympics properly
>> keeps getting the contracts.

Ummm, $$$$$$$....


>I have no reason to think any other network would be any better, but NBC
>is *horrible*.

I've heard very good things about CBC, but I don't know what might
be a better option in the U.S.


>The hockey gold medal game was on at 6am or 8am Eastern Time in the rest
>of the world, but was tape-delayed 12+ hours, right?

Nope, it was aired live on NBC Sports Network. They both were (men's
and women's). Also the bronze-medal game for the men, and possibly 
also for the women, too; I didn't check. There was lots of live
coverage on NBC Sports Network this time; less on MSNBC/USA/etc.
now that NBC owns a dedicated sports network. 

I don't know whether there was any live coverage on NBC itself this 
year, due to the time-zone difference. They might have done some
early-morning coverage of evening events in Sochi, or maybe not.


>NBC: Internet? There is no Internet. Nothing happens until we say it
>happens.

Not sure what you mean by "there is no Internet." NBC was providing 
all events live on the Internet for subscribers to participating 
cable/satellite systems. I watched a couple things live late at night 
on my computer.


Patty

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#57053

In message <530be3ec$0$52756$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> 
  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>NBC: Internet? There is no Internet. Nothing happens until we say it
>>happens.

> Not sure what you mean by "there is no Internet." NBC was providing 
> all events live on the Internet for subscribers to participating 
> cable/satellite systems. I watched a couple things live late at night 
> on my computer.

I mean that NBC is under the delusion that if they tape-delay an event,
no one will ever know.

-- 
I gotta straighten my face This mellow-thighed chick just put my spine
out of place

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#57043

On 2014.02.24, 17:23 , Lewis wrote:

> NBC: Internet? There is no Internet. Nothing happens until we say it
> happens.
>
> I despised NBC before comcrap bought them, but now I despise them
> squared.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/10/cbc-sochi-2014-olympics_n_4763185.html

-- 
   Those who have reduced our privacy, whether they are state
   or commercial actors, prefer that we do not reduce theirs.
                  - Jaron Lanier, Scientific American, 2013.11.

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#57047

In article <FYCdnfxmBN_nbZbOnZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Alan Browne  <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/10/cbc-sochi-2014-olympics_n_4763185.html

Hah, yes, I remember hearing years ago about folks in the U.S.
watching CBC on their C-band dishes. Now with Internet proxies
it's even easier. :-)


Patty

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#57054

In message <FYCdnfxmBN_nbZbOnZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@giganews.com> 
  Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2014.02.24, 17:23 , Lewis wrote:

>> NBC: Internet? There is no Internet. Nothing happens until we say it
>> happens.
>>
>> I despised NBC before comcrap bought them, but now I despise them
>> squared.

> http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/10/cbc-sochi-2014-olympics_n_4763185.html

If I'd had any intention of watching the Olympics I would have done it
over a VPN.

-- 
Knowledge, information, power, words... flying through the air,
invisible... And suddenly the world was tap-dancing on quicksand.  In
that case, the prize went to the best dancer. --The Fifth Elephant

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#57068

On 2/24/14, 2:10 AM, Patty Winter wrote:
> In article <slrnlglg1c.fcb.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
> Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>
>> The only thing I know about the Olympics is that the US Media is
>> reporting that the US came in second in medal count and the rest of the
>> world is (rightly) reporting they came in 4th.
>
>
> I guess you don't count Time Magazine as part of the "US Media"?
> Headline: "U.S. Fourth In Sochi Gold Medal Count"
>
> Or the New York Times?
> Russia
> Norway
> Canada
> United States
>
> Or the L.A. Times?
> Russia
> Norway
> Canada
> United States
>
> I don't see that there's an inherently "right" way to count.
> Total medals is more logical to me, because only counting gold
> medals seems disrespectful to silver and bronze winners. But
> I know that some people prefer that method, so I can't see how
> anyone can claim that either method is the only "right" one.
>
>
> Patty
>
The web site http://www.medalspercapita.com has a weighted medals per 
capita ranking as one of its many interesting listings.  I liked the GDP 
one - the US came in 20th in that one.

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#57077

In message <leibf2$g9d$1@dont-email.me> 
  M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 2/24/14, 2:10 AM, Patty Winter wrote:
>> In article <slrnlglg1c.fcb.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
>> Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>>
>>> The only thing I know about the Olympics is that the US Media is
>>> reporting that the US came in second in medal count and the rest of the
>>> world is (rightly) reporting they came in 4th.
>>
>>
>> I guess you don't count Time Magazine as part of the "US Media"?
>> Headline: "U.S. Fourth In Sochi Gold Medal Count"
>>
>> Or the New York Times?
>> Russia
>> Norway
>> Canada
>> United States
>>
>> Or the L.A. Times?
>> Russia
>> Norway
>> Canada
>> United States
>>
>> I don't see that there's an inherently "right" way to count.
>> Total medals is more logical to me, because only counting gold
>> medals seems disrespectful to silver and bronze winners. But
>> I know that some people prefer that method, so I can't see how
>> anyone can claim that either method is the only "right" one.
>>
>>
>> Patty
>>
> The web site http://www.medalspercapita.com has a weighted medals per 
> capita ranking as one of its many interesting listings.  I liked the GDP 
> one - the US came in 20th in that one.

23rd.

I like that list, I like it a lot.

-- 
'(...) And the Patrician has been ironical at me,' said Mr. Clete. 'I'm
not having that again.'

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#56964

In article <slrnlglg1c.fcb.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <U5Kdnd8eRuLUrJfOnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@giganews.com> 
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> > On 2014.02.23, 10:55 , Király wrote:
> >> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> >>> Gold medal game, Canada vs. Sweden, on Sunday.
> >>
> >> We win! 3-0!
> 
> > I connected to the game about 1 minute before the 3rd goal.
> 
> > The Swedes were overwhelmed ... in the 3rd period they had 4 shots on 
> > goal.  On their powerplay they almost got scored on...
> 
> > Price: over 8 periods of play without letting a puck by.
> 
> > Canada's had a respectable haul of medals to be sure.
> 
> The only thing I know about the Olympics is that the US Media is
> reporting that the US came in second in medal count and the rest of the
> world is (rightly) reporting they came in 4th.

That's a vagary of the "reporting." The discrepancies arise because the 
IOC charter prohibits reporting a "score" in that way so any country can 
count the medal standings up any way they choose. I dunno -- give 
points: 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze; add 'em up; would seem 
as fair a count as any.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#56982

In article <530b4b12$0$19026$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates  <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>That's a vagary of the "reporting." The discrepancies arise because the 
>IOC charter prohibits reporting a "score" in that way so any country can 
>count the medal standings up any way they choose. I dunno -- give 
>points: 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze; add 'em up; would seem 
>as fair a count as any.

That does seem like a logical way of doing it.


Patty

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#56994

On 14-02-24 15:52, Patty Winter wrote:

> That does seem like a logical way of doing it.

There is no logical way to count medals. At the end of the day, all that
counts is who wins gold in HOCKEY for the winter olympics :-)

If you define "medal count" as the number of times a country had an
athlete (or team) on the podium, then gold,silver,bronze are of equal
value and the total medal count could make sense.

It may not mean who is the best country, but rather which country rannks
in the top 3 most times.

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#57000

In message <530bb115$0$52794$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> 
  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:

> In article <530b4b12$0$19026$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com>,
> Warren Oates  <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>That's a vagary of the "reporting." The discrepancies arise because the 
>>IOC charter prohibits reporting a "score" in that way so any country can 
>>count the medal standings up any way they choose. I dunno -- give 
>>points: 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze; add 'em up; would seem 
>>as fair a count as any.

> That does seem like a logical way of doing it.

5-3-1 would be better, IM(ns)HO.

-- 
The fact is that camels are far more intelligent than dolphins.
Footnote: Never trust a species that grins all the time. It's up to
something. --Pyramids

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#56909

Fred Moore:
> > Gold medal game, Canada vs. Sweden, on Sunday.

Király:
> We win! 3-0!

Congratulations. I, for one, had no doubt as to what the outcome would
be. Those other teams, sure, they know how to skate and how to swing a
stick, but they don't eat ice for breakfast like the Canucks do.

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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#56911

In article <230220141257301439%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net> 
wrote:

> Fred Moore:
> > > Gold medal game, Canada vs. Sweden, on Sunday.
> 
> Király:
> > We win! 3-0!
> 
> Congratulations. I, for one, had no doubt as to what the outcome would
> be. Those other teams, sure, they know how to skate and how to swing a
> stick, but they don't eat ice for breakfast like the Canucks do.

And it is a well established fact that Canadians make love doggy style 
so that they can both watch the hockey game (grin).
-- 
łStatistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive,
     but what they conceal is vital.˛
                       ‹ Aaron Levenstein

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#56922

In article <led5l4$vpu$1@dont-email.me>, me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) 
wrote:

> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> > Gold medal game, Canada vs. Sweden, on Sunday.
> 
> We win! 3-0!

Well done! They were my alternate favorite.

-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist

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#56927

Király:
> > We win! 3-0!

erilar:
> Well done! They were my alternate favorite.

Isn't that another way of saying "I was hoping that they would lose"?

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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