There are a number of factors - how long of a break, and whether that break is beneficial to the season we're trying to have in North America. Injuries are also an issue and a concern of our clubs and our players.

I think it would be beneficial for both Everton and Australia that Tim gets a break. I think it would be good for him and good for his mind as well.

It's been a little too easy to attribute it to managed care. There are a number of factors here that could explain overcrowding and increases in the numbers of people in certain periods going to the emergency room.

Yesterday's rally was based on a number of factors. There was some financial geometry in there as well. It was an options expiry day on the New York Mercantile with a rising market. That gave it a little more oomph than it needed. Now that oil's flowing, prices are coming back in line.

April is going to be a troublesome period because of a convergence of a number of factors.

They've had our number this season. And we don't have the playoff cushion they do at this point. So, for that reason, the two points were more important to us than [ending] the Hartford hex.