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Posted by timothy on Thursday December 25, 2008 @11:08PM from the plus-they-can-exploit-all-the-time-zones dept.

The idea of a white Christmas may seem magical for many of us, but Science Daily asks you to "spare a thought for a team of scientists forgoing the festive season to take part in a novel campaign being carried out in one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth to support ESA's CryoSat mission." Plenty of people cooped up in the upside-down parts seem to find good ways to amuse themselves; I am especially fond of this introduction to Condition One weather, and Cops McMurdo. If anyone is reading this down there, I hope you're having a nice holiday.

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Merry Christmas also to military personnel (Score:5, Insightful)

by unassimilatible ( 225662 ) writes: on Thursday December 25, 2008 @11:15PM (#26233009) Journal

In Iraq, Afghanistan, and all parts of the globe.

Thank you for your service. Hope you get home to your families soon.

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White Christmas (Score:5, Insightful)

by Valtor ( 34080 ) writes: on Friday December 26, 2008 @12:59AM (#26233357) Homepage

The idea of a white Christmas may seem magical for many of us
Hi from Canada !
What's so special about a white Christmas ? ;-)
Joyeux Noel !!!

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Re:Merry Christmas also to military personnel (Score:3, Insightful)

by techno-vampire ( 666512 ) writes: on Friday December 26, 2008 @02:03PM (#26235809) Homepage

Another reason is that the best place to defend your country is on somebody else's territory.

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Re:Merry Christmas also to military personnel (Score:1, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday December 27, 2008 @01:22PM (#26242427)

No the military machine isn't. Why should we.

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