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Defense will be key I think. If the Chiefs get into a flowing rhythm they are very hard to stop. Conversely they struggle when the back line moves don’t fire. The Chiefs pack will need to stop the route 1 of the Canes.

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I'll put this here rather than putting up a dedicated thread, but wtf is going on with this in Hawkes Bay rugby? Or anywhere else for that matter. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hawkes-bay-visiting-ymp-rugby-teams-bus-peppered-with-shotgun-rounds-as-they-fled-a-game-abandoned-by-referee-due-to-safety...

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Biden really playing hard ball with Bibi.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/04/world-central-kitchen-us-weapons-israel/ U.S. approved more bombs to Israel on day of World Central Kitchen strikes i guess fear of the AIPAC runs higher than fear of losing Michigan He's got a ...

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I ride occasionally, perhaps a few times a month. I should do more.

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No news there. Israel and the Jewish Americans have been intricately intertwined with US politics and defense procurement for decades. They are one group no US elected official can ignore.

Edit: in response to Sydney.

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What the stats also need to show is the number of successful mauls and the number successfully defended.

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It's a hard genre to qualify because you've a huge amount of material over such a long time and such varying quality.

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Exactly. There used to be one voted 13th best thread, had some guy taking random shots of a city and its surrounds that he'd spent a bit of time in. Riveting stuff of buildings, a mural or two, museums and whatnot. Ooh la la... if you're into that sort of thing.

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Nice to see you back anyway FOG.

If you want to see a banal thread check out the Israel one at the other place. Or rather don't!

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Next year will be Ted’s year.

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Surely personality is reflected and intertwined in both politics and leadership style. Can't help but feel the biggest barriers to the success of the last government, this government and our country as a whole is the lack of talent and ability on each side of the political divide. Kick the minor pa...

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Huh? Discussion for another topic perhaps but I don't trust the USA's dominance of global arms nor the surge of South Korea's supply. For the balance of arms it would be good to have a strong India vs. China. China exports a huge amount of weapons to neighbouring countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh an...

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India needs to get its act together and start producing its own stuff. There's plenty of OEM manufacturing that's heading its way at the moment which should help expand the industrial base. Huh? Discussion for another topic perhaps but I don't trust the USA's dominance of global arms nor the surge ...

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So... reports that 150,000 men for non-frontline duty is the expected Russian 'mobilization'. The annual Spring conscription intake. Not mobilization per se . The authorities still don't appear to be confident enough to go for proper mobilization despite the "landslide election". The ISIS attack ma...

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So... reports that 150,000 men for non-frontline duty is the expected Russian 'mobilization'.

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Sprig wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:54 am someone is gonna get pinched.

Loosies or midfield, take your pick, it's going to happen.

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Right now I sitting here wondering why I am so concerned about Perun's latest on global arms. It's got me bothered for reasons I'm not able to properly articulate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfMYpmrTGm0 India needs to get its act together and start producing its own stuff. There's plenty of OEM...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:12 am Another spot the difference poster.

Focky, you go first. Be as descriptive as you like.

Mind, I feel that just one word is enough.

I had the displeasure of waking up to that, and my stomach’s not that strong.

Plum?

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Lynagh was controlling the game very well. He should have not been pulled. It was clearly a planned moved. I like him, just not really sure he's got it in him to be much of a threat in attack. Not sure I've seen him make a clean break, but would love him to prove me wrong. As for him coming off, he...

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Feckety, feck, feck. Any update on Cam?

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The organisation of the Canes is outstanding, each player knows exactly where they should be positioned for each play. The Highlanders need to slow the ball down.

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Regardless of which way you cut it that was a wonderful game to watch. You could feel the determination of the Saders come out through the screen.

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Excellent, gutsy stuff by the Crusaders. Have to like it. The young 9 was good.

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Rental prices have gone up for the third consecutive month in a row, with some properties reaching record highs, new figures have revealed. Trade Me's latest Rental Price Index, released on Wednesday, shows the national median rent was $640 in February – up 1.6 percent compared to January. Homes wi...

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I think the coach is doing the right thing with getting the whole squad involved and building a team that can absorb the invevitable injuries, but I'm not sure the team isn't getting ahead of itself. There's going to be a reality check at some point, a return to earth in a a hard landing. The lander...

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:46 pm The border between Egypt and Gaza is seriously secure. It is clear they want nothing to do with Hamas or the Brotherhood.

Hey Trump! Now this is how you do a wall!!!

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Curious dynamic this election year. 2016 Trumpism was catching on, every word he uttered splattered across the news space. 2020 as the incumbent he owned the news cycles. This year there's simply continued headlines as to his court cases with the odd outrage or put down thrown in. Wonder what the si...

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. 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". :P :(( the story of my life, fixate...

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Excellent movie. Some amazing scenes, and brilliant sound production as noted. It is what it is storyline-wise, after multiple holywood attempts pointless to get too picky about the deviations from the book, any further sequel is likely to be a new plot altogether. I think of the previous comments o...

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terangi48 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:52 am

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".

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I think Kerifi is the best 7 but okay with him on the bench for now where he offers genuine impact late in the game. He’s had a few injuries and zero need to flog him in the current set up.

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That’s a strong Canes team regardless. Coach going for the win. Is going to have to give Lomax a break at some point though.

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I expect that is the case for many of us, given the centralism that characterizes so much of the NZ voting public. All that said, I’m a little “wheelmed” by that and earlier research and how robust they appear to be. Quick read of that doesn’t readily present a robust methodology and avoids any con...

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The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...

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The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...

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The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...

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Yeah, and I'm not sold on it. I'm pleased that the 7s coach seems to be up for it, the introduction of the new blood against the Rebels provided a hungry attitude to the team when others might have started to rest on their laurels and happy to give the credit for the squad management to Laidlaw. Obv...

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Brumbies are getting there, Drua will be hard to beat at home for sure and a visit to Eden park is going to be tough... still early days yet.

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In my view, this current government hasn't formed an identity yet. It's probably due to having 3 parties in the mix, and having a number of Ministers who are inexperienced in their roles. When I look back at NZ governments of the past 20 years, one had a stronger sense of what was in store for the ...

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Seven paragraphs and not a single fact to be seen. Total conjecture. You see what you choose to see I guess. There's two sides to a debate after all. :P Fairy muff, but I'd have been much happier if the common wisdom premise had been challenged. If we look at the rental costs in NZ https://figure.n...

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