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Andor is fantastic

Hadn't heard much about Andor. Does it work as a stand-alone, or how well would you need to know the entire back story?

Spent 6 nights in April this year, stayed in Hyatt Place, 39th St and 8th Ave, it was the best value we could find for a family room. Was an expensive week between flights and spending money, but everyone had a brill time.  Did The Edge, Central Park, Times Square, the High line walk, the Village, Staten Island, Sunset cruise around the bay, plus a good few bars and restaurants along the way, some city.

Staten Island??

Yes, Staten Island ferry to head to the Empire Outlet stores, ferry was fine, stores weren't good.

The Circle Line is a great sightseeing tour, seeing the city from a different perspective, and not mad expensive iirc.

Yes, so talented -  to think that the others outlived her is mad

why?

I get what people are saying with regard to rules. But it's beyond completely f**king daft that intent should be used to evaluate handball as a foul, when intent is not a factor in any other type of foul.

The rule on handball would be so much easier to accept and interpret, if the subjective assessment centred on "did that handball gain his side an advantage that otherwise would not have existed?", rather than "did he mean that? No, of course he didn't mean it... soccer players don't use their hands... so move onto the next criteria".

I agree, tho in the competitive world of soccer you'd start to see forwards trying to gain an edge. Blasting the ball at defenders hands etc. it's just one of the things where there's no perfect solution as there's too many variables.

I honestly don't think it's complicated at all. Ball hits tucked in arm or hand, then carry on.  Ball hits outstretched arm or hand, then judge whether an advantage was gained from this action.

In my experience, anyone who's ever played ground ball gets one on the arm or hand every once in a while - and knows straight away whether their hand should or shouldn't have been in that place.

this has been my stance forever. I have no idea why it can't be this simple

Stumbled across Inside the Crime podcast by Newstalk

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/inside-the-crime

Season 1 is about the Xmas morning murders in Windgap, Kilkenny.
Haven't listened to S2 yet, but it is about Charles Self.

Of course the first indoor pitch is worth a mention

Dingle

[World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

Every fifth child born in the world in Chinese.

My brother has five children, so one of them must be Chinese. It could be Peter, or Niall, or Ying-Tong, or Stephen, or Sean. But I think it's Stephen.

Who coordinates the sequence?
Hold, Hold, Push

Believe this is still a proposed development, but Westport GAA new pitch would be in a nice spot

The pitch in Bofeenaun, where Lahardane play has a nice backdrop

Any more word on Conor McKenna's move back to Oz?

also keen to hear if anyone has the inside word on this.
Not a lot being reported here in Aus, rumours still circulating that a move to Geelong is on the cards.
https://www.zerohanger.com/geelong-well-placed-to-secure-former-essendon-defender-conor-mckenna-129466/

All over.
Ireland win by Duckworth-Lewis score calc. England had been coming back into the game when it was ultimately ended.

No idea how DLS works (not sure anyone does), but at the same stage, Ireland had more runs and more wickets in hand (125/3 vs 105/5). MAybe batting second weights your score higher
Bit of a weird ending

At work, so not watching, only following updates.

Ireland screamed out of the blocks against England and were 100/1 after 12 before collapsing to 157 all out at 19.1 overs.
Ireland holding their own bowling-wise.

England currently 105/5 after 14.3 overs and rain has stopped play. If it doesn;t start in next 5 mins, Ireland win!

Meant to say, England had upped the pace from last couple overs, were only 5 short at the time of the delay

At work, so not watching, only following updates.

Ireland screamed out of the blocks against England and were 100/1 after 12 before collapsing to 157 all out at 19.1 overs.
Ireland holding their own bowling-wise.

England currently 105/5 after 14.3 overs and rain has stopped play. If it doesn;t start in next 5 mins, Ireland win!

India v Pakistan always worth a watch, 90K attendance, great rivalry. Demoralising last ball defeat for Pakistan. Great game

Incredible game. Last over was bonkers.

Kohli's 2 sixes in the second last really got into Pakistan's head. Pakistan seemed to bank on closing it out before the last over. Leaving Nawaz to the last was a risk

Last over had it all - 2 wickets, no ball free hit, stumping not out, leg byes, wides