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Interesting link. I'd be curious about the sources for the figures, and the accuracy of those sources. Police departments are notorious for manipulating data to make it look like they are doing a better job of reducing crime. As for the black market, when you have a massive demand for the product f...

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.Canadian international DTH Van Der Merwe is in the starting lineup for Saturday’s match against the Glasgow Warriors in Halifax. Van Der Merwe spent the past six seasons with the Warriors and is their all-time leading try scorer. This past season, Van Der Merwe along with Connor Braid, who also st...

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If it's between one team and the rest of the field, take the field.

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Field hockey's great - when it's being played by hot Dutch women in short skirts. Ice Hockey's all about speed, skill, blood and guts. Ryan Callahan turned out for Tampa this year three days after his apendix was cut out. I'd have thought it would suit your mindset towny but then you Aussies don't ...

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HKCJ wrote:I'd take Latham over Folau. Such an underrated player.

Me too...he was one of my favorite players when I started watching the game...very well-rounded player, slightly more so than Folau. But boy can that motherfucker take a catch.

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Field hockey's great - when it's being played by hot Dutch women in short skirts. Ice Hockey's all about speed, skill, blood and guts. Ryan Callahan turned out for Tampa this year three days after his apendix was cut out. I'd have thought it would suit your mindset towny but then you Aussies don't ...

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Ice Hockey isn't that much better imo. Shit sport. Frankly I'm not a big fan at all, we have a team in my city and I doubt I watch more than 5 games a year (on TV); it might barely make my top five sports. Olympic hockey is good though. I was just bitter for having clicked on a thread about hockey ...

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towny wrote:The sport f*cking sucks though. Didn't watch the plums even when the tickets were free.

That's pretty much where I was coming from, but thought it better to just put up a gif of some big Russian fucker smashing some big Canadian fucker.

It is f**king tedious though.

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I spent half an hour reading FB comments about the shootings and coverage of it. Just like the Aurora cinema shootings, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, it's bewildering reading the pro-gun lobby (probably more than half of all comments) demonising the coverage and blaming these shootings on everything b...

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the straight-laced conservative types who form the bulk of gun supporters (and socially backward introverts that shoot up schools) in this country would shudder to meet those sort of people, let alone do business with them. They wouldn't have to. A straight-laced conservative type would set up the ...

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Calculus wrote:Hockey is far more popular and much older than the version played on ice.

Serious question, is there even a professional field hockey competition? Anywhere?

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--DD-- wrote:Men playing field hockey

Indeed. This...

...is hockey.

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Holy shit. Why the f**k are people defending guns after a quick look at those figures?! I hate guns and am all for finding a solution, but most of those gun deaths are going to be from gangs, who aren't exactly going to give up their guns or stop having them in the event of strict gun control. Lega...

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Looks Weak. Goey, We will target Japan and one of Sco/Samoa the other team will be used. As it should be...frankly we'll be lucky to beat a full strength Japanese side . Can't see us getting within 15 of either Scotland or Samoa. Not that I checked, or would know, but how close to full strength was...

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Deadtigers wrote:Looks Weak.

Goey, We will target Japan and one of Sco/Samoa the other team will be used.

As it should be...frankly we'll be lucky to beat a full strength Japanese side. Can't see us getting within 15 of either Scotland or Samoa.

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Great try, great kick.

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Any Canadian fans know if we're going to see Cudmore at the World Cup?

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Petri

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Peterson pulling a Hooper there

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Any word on how much the NBC Universal on line package is going to cost? And whether it's only live streaming or if you will be able to watch at a later time?

I remember in 2007 when the IRB had all matches downloadable in high quality after 24 hrs for only $60....

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Hey guys,

Been catching a few games of this bizarre yet intensely intriguing sport in the wee hours of the morning here in the States, really taking a liking to it and looking for a team to support....so tell me who you support and why I should as well!

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Play any rugby in St. Louis? Haven't yet gotten around to it but have been meaning to shoot an email to the Bombers, not sure if I could make their top XV but having played high school rugby with a few guys on their 2nd XV, I think I can reasonably be assured of a starting spot there. Been about 5 ...

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The Assad regime has been helping ISIS around Aleppo. Assad sees the Free Syrian Army backed by Turkey and the West as the bigger threat in the short term so has been using his barrel bombers to bomb them in the hope IS take their territory. He can then say to the West, that they need to back him t...

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c69 wrote:The death of a lions by a dentist gets 15 pages plus of outrage. The death of Palestinian child may make 2 pages.

Man bites dog vs. dog bites man. Sadly.

Welcome to 2015.

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Here's an interview with the butcher : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3G9MIDoa64 So you say he's a nice guy. What do you say about the plunder of Syria under his rule? The sectarianism? The murder of civilians? War crimes? But, but, but....he was so courteous in that interview! For a whole hour!!!

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Kashmir is my favourite Led Zep song as well. And probably my all time favourite riff - the chromatic increase over the pedal D really drives the song. I keep a Les Paul in DADGAD tuning permanently just to play this song. Although it is a simple enough guitar part on paper, it needs to be absolute...

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Best = When the levee breaks :thumbup: Hear, hear. Powerful song. Can't say I agree Kashmir's placing, wears out its welcome after a few minutes...I guess it fits the mood of an endless trek in the desert, but not quite as compelling as much of their other work is for me personally. Don't know if I...

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:lol: Let's just all agree to ignore the plum then :thumbup: If you don't mind me asking, where in the Middle East are you based? Based in Dubai, but been traisping around the region for a while - are you ME based as well? Nah, I'm American (living in St. Louis), my girlfriend is Syrian though, mat...

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Let's just all agree to ignore the plum then

If you don't mind me asking, where in the Middle East are you based?

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You can have him back, Turbogoat.

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Although labeling Assad the "good guy" is indeed crossing the threshold into full retard, it is not unreasonable to say that a government victory is probably the least worst outcome. And though this does not necessarily reflect my opinion of the guy, he clearly does enjoy widespread/virtually unani...

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Although labeling Assad the "good guy" is indeed crossing the threshold into full retard, it is not unreasonable to say that a government victory is probably the least worst outcome. And though this does not necessarily reflect my opinion of the guy, he clearly does enjoy widespread/virtually unanim...

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kovana wrote:Crowd attendance?

67,321

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Probably should have been this the first time...having the US team manshamed in front of many people witnessing their first rugby match isn't the best way to go about endearing the sport to the American public. Plenty of plastic paddies here anyway who'd be more than happy to root for the Irish ever...

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Deadtigers wrote:Just read about it on CNN.com. Sounds like the makings of stitch up job.

How do you mean? Like its a cover up?

Just googled "CNN Sandra Bland", didn't find anything outside the mainstream discourse.

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Ahh I see, thanks Goeagles

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So is Clever out for the RWC? Or just the PNC? I smell a repeat of the 1998 soccer WC if the former...at least Todd didn't bang anyone's wife. Just the PNC at this point. Has his form deteriorated as well? Have to admit I don't stay particularly up to speed with the US team, noticed that a lot of E...

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Kiwias,

Do you know if this was a second-string (or at least slightly depleted) side? Tanaka and Leitch of course being noticeably absent...injured?

That outside center looks a handy prospect though.

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So is Clever out for the RWC? Or just the PNC?

I smell a repeat of the 1998 soccer WC if the former...at least Todd didn't bang anyone's wife.

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It's a bit tl;dr but here's an article where a defence attorney specialising in civil rights cases explains whether the policeman's actions were lawful: http://www.attn.com/stories/2498/sandra-bland-arrest-lawful? In summary (my summary so feel free to read), the policeman was entitled to carry out...

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