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by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Nice! 👍 It is good news Hopefully we get more details going into the election about what Dems will actually do to restore rights to the many woman (and girls) who've had them ripped away I don’t want to be unfair to the many thoughtful Dems who are trying to shape a meaningful response to that ques...
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread
Replies: 271
Views: 29130

Re: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread

Even as a good Taupo lad, that makes me cringe. How would a Cantab feel, let alone a Southlander? Eden Park is already the "national" stadium in all but name. It's in a shit place, hence the need to build another one. Makes sense to put it in Auckland since it has more people than the next five cit...
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

Absolutely. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350228731/super-rugby-pacific-tough-selection-calls-highlight-hurricanes-depth I hope Cameron has a very very good game, because both Morgan and Godfrey were very good last week, including kicking games that generally exceeded what we've seen from Cameron so...
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread
Replies: 271
Views: 29130

Re: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread

National stadium getting closer to becoming reality as assessor views options
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350224881 ... ws-options
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

So, PR's Super Rugby Team of the Week had 5 Hurricanes in it this week. Two of this 5 were dropped from the starting Lineup, (and one from the matchday 23 entirely!) and people are still saying that the announced team is strong, and clear favourites. This is very unsettling for long term Canes supp...
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

I'm still getting to know some of the players, so excuse the dumb questions. Who's regarded as the Hurricanes best openside? I would have thought Kirifi, but I've not seen Lakai enough to tell for sure. Lakai is more versatile, so a little surprised that it is Kirifi on the bench. Flanders is very ...
by Ted.
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

When a tackle is complete your supposed to release. Its only being brought up because you appear to think mauls are happening. It's called Law. You don't need to release over the try line, hence the call of held up. It's called stupid laws. Hence the thread. That doesn't make it a maul though. Nard...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

https://i.postimg.cc/HkBCxZSx/TC-4.webp I'v found it. If you look carefully on the right side panel bottom corner there's a signature scribble that says "Luxon was here". More obviously, the left side one has a caption that says "Before Tax Cuts", whereas the right side caption says "After Tax Cuts...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Yes, I share your cynicism, that’s the stay tuned part. The benefit the new government has is that Kiwi consumers (as elsewhere) have largely exhausted their COVID period forced savings, so the demand side inflationary pressures that drove a significant portion of price increases have diminished*. ...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I think it was Aristotle that said "give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man ". There is plenty of empirical evidence showing the impact of quality ECE education on cognitive, language and motor skills, in addition to social and emotional skills. A suitably qualified teacher utilis...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

https://www.loc.gov/static/exhibitions/drawing-justice-courtroom-illustrations/images/objects/political-activists-on-trial/dj0039-enlarge.jpg On point, but too much brown, insufficient orange. Because that's Bobby Seale. Yeah, too much brown, not enough orange to equate to Trump. It's irony, right.
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

I don't have a strong sense SPACs need removing. They've been around a long time, what we've seen more recently is a bubble around SPACs and that's perhaps not the fault of those SPACs not being IPOs It’s (IMO) a vehicle for insiders to get a jump on new listings, at the expense of retail holders. ...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

I'm still getting to know some of the players, so excuse the dumb questions. Who's regarded as the Hurricanes best openside? I would have thought Kirifi, but I've not seen Lakai enough to tell for sure. Lakai is more versatile, so a little surprised that it is Kirifi on the bench. Flanders is very ...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 125
Views: 2322

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Who is acting entitled here? We (us kiwis) have been given an opportunity to host a global event which has a worldwide audience of over a billion people, if you count all forms of media and a TV audience of 240 million, what are we supposed to do, say to them - look thanks very much for the offer b...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

That would be the typical mien of his legal team, yes. The fella just seems to lack an STFU button. It looks like that will be tested. Gag order issued. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/trump-hush-money-trial-gag-order/index.html https://www.loc.gov/static/exhibitions/drawing-justice-cou...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

I would have thought that as fans we love seeing tries being scored. So my question is this: Would more tries be scored from a 5m attacking scrum or this abomination of a fvcking scull fvck of an abortion of a kick from the defence's try line to 60m away from the try line and deep into the attackin...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

Scrums. Lineouts. Rucks. Mauls. All those things the rugby-lite crowd totally fail to understand, so want to remove from the game. The same people who enjoy 10 over cricket, pro wrestling and monster truck racing Why is this being tuned into a Loig v Rah Rah debate. What league does is irrelevant. ...
by Ted.
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

The odds on him taking advice of council come the trial and not getting on the stand wouldn't be long :x That would be the typical mien of his legal team, yes. The fella just seems to lack an STFU button. It looks like that will be tested. Gag order issued. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politi...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

Do failed mauls see the attacking team with the scrum? It’s weird that some people claim to prefer watching 16 blokes slowly form a scrum then a big pig running the ball into traffic at speed from a dropout. What is definitely weird is that some people claim to enjoy rugby, but don't like scrums, m...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

I would not say league is shit, it obviously has its popularity in Aus and NZ. But what annoys me is that we are moving away from what makes rugby, rugby. The waiting around for another scrum is what makes rugby, rugby? 15% of the game is spent forming scrums - is this what makes rugby, rugby? What...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

No, it's been elevated way above where it was. As has the maul. It's also no surprise that fans whose teams play conservative, boring AF rugby will fight tooth and nail to keep their boring AF rugby. We get it, but we also recognise that there is a time and a place for everything. Those who enjoy s...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 92
Views: 2568

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

:lol: :lol: :lol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure) https://i.stack.imgur.com/qOGjd.jpg Original is best. And what in Christ went on here: bored, drunk, suicidal or even worse, cogent. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350224994/yeah-nah-was-cancelling-sailgp-races-due-dolphins-right-ca...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Short version is it'll give some money back to parents. The longer version is giving money to parents doesn't fix the industry issues due to lack of funding and resources . Apart from in London, I'm not up on the play with childcare. What about the process that's talked about in the article? Are th...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Someone isn't happy with Willis, thinks she should resign. That someone is Bryce Edwards and some others. https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/why-nicola-willis-needs-to-resign?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2psdbm&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Interesting couple of paragraphs in the midd...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Geeez….who’d be a politician! The $200b problem: How broken is New Zealand? https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350222410/200b-problem-how-broken-new-zealand …….not the right timing for tax cuts! Delay them for 50 years, attack the problem and set up a bipartisan agreement to a plan for the future. We...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The conventional view is that tax cuts won’t be inflationary as long as they are fiscally neutral (balanced by spending cuts and/or other revenue measures) so that the deficit is reduced. Stay tuned. I don't buy that government spending will reduce commensurately with tax cuts, but we'll see. Yes, ...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

usermame wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:47 pm
Enzedder wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:31 am CigaReti will take whatever advice suits the sponsors of his party
Apparently he was in my GP's class at med school. CigaReti was the name my GP used...
I think it is more apt to laugh at this one, so here goes.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The details of the ECE family boost scheme have been released. I'm no expert in this area and having 'adult' children, nor do we need to use ECE services. Does this look fit for purpose? What are the pitfalls? https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350226575/what-new-family-boost-policy-means-parents Sho...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Someone isn't happy with Willis, thinks she should resign. That someone is Bryce Edwards and some others.

https://democracyproject.substack.com/p ... dium=email
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51889
Views: 3456276

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The details of the ECE family boost scheme have been released.

I'm no expert in this area and having 'adult' children, nor do we need to use ECE services. Does this look fit for purpose? What are the pitfalls?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350226 ... ns-parents
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 92
Views: 2568

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

It goes down pretty much straight on contact.

https://x.com/S_K_Mar/status/1772532627599188092?s=20
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

Generally if you lie under over and around the ball on the field of play you are penalised. If you do it in the danger zone cyclically you are carded on top. I wasn't aware every ruck around the try line was to be considered a maul We are not evening mentioning rucks. Why bring them into this discu...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

What is definitely weird is that some people claim to enjoy rugby, but don't like scrums, mauls or lineouts..... Or kicking the ball. I like scrums but don’t think we need any more of them. It’s good when the players aren’t just standing around for half the game. It is the game. No, it's been eleva...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 181
Views: 2728

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

terryfinch wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:51 pm All the red cards for play that is not malicious in any way.

Not requiring a straight put in at the scrum.

The ruck.
Hang on Terry, keep in tune, that's supposed to be Kiwi conspiracy, via Aussie obviously. :roll:
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

MungoMan wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:43 am
Ted. wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:34 am Lander centre Tanielu Tele'a has been suspended for 3 weeks due to a charge on Quinn Tupaea's head during the Chiefs game.
Just what has everyone got against Quinn Tupaea? Does he look like someone who kicked their dog?
Maybe it's because he looks like the dog.
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819427

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Trump's hush money trial is set down for an April 15 start. Seething, he is.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-ba ... -april-15/
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311020

Re: War in Ukraine...

@StanovayaTyaga Putin has just spoken at a government meeting. His words indicate the following: 1️⃣He has no doubt that the performers are radical Islamists. 2️⃣Putin does not believe that this is an independent initiative of ISIS and that these are “pure” Islamists (they would not commit a terror...
by Ted.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 40
Views: 951

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

Lander centre Tanielu Tele'a has been suspended for 3 weeks due to a charge on Quinn Tupaea's head during the Chiefs game.