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Little given away in first round of phoney war
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John Beattie | 17:54 UK time, Sunday, 7 August 2011
Right, what did you think of the weekend?
The first games in the phoney war are finished here in the northern hemisphere, and New Zealand beat Australia. And do you know what? Nobody has been that convincing. After my assertion last week that the All Blacks are invincible they looked beatable against the Wallabies.
Magic. I wish I was going to New Zealand. Does anyone have a camper van free? Ah, sadly for me, it will be watching on TV.
Let's leave the southern hemisphere teams aside - other than to marvel at Digby Ioane who can, they say, bench press 190kgs - and concentrate on the two games played in Britain.
The All Blacks, sorry England, looked pretty good and I am a real fan of Welsh rugby and their simple system. Both Wales and England look as though they are going to frighten some teams. This could be George North's tournament.
What about Ireland? Well, the game against Scotland was their first outing of five - they were under-cooked in 2007. Rob Kearney had a point to prove as did Andrew Trimble at full-back and right wing, respectively.
Denis Leamy was outstanding in the eight jersey, and, although you could argue that, with the exception of the half-backs, this was the Irish second XV, they contained Scotland.
Richie Gray was an impressive performer for Scotland against Ireland
And so to Scotland. It took a last minute set-piece move straight from the training ground to cross the try-line. Joe Ansbro came in off his right foot after Nick De Luca's pass.
For the rest of the game, if I am honest, the team looked to be training in public and deliberately hiding some moves. Much of what happened came from runners lining up from Ruaridh Jackson's distribution in the 10 jersey, Graeme Morrison again looked powerful and Richie Gray is an absolute certainty.
But Andy Robinson's head-scratching might have been made even more fervent after the game and only the easier run out against Italy will tell part two of the story.
Given parental involvement, I've got to stay clear of talking of individual player chances to a certain extent.
But the big story of the day, at Murrayfield, was the delayed kick-off. Thousands of fans turned up late to buy tickets or to pick up pre-ordered tickets.
Now, I don't know all the details, but it's a good story when people want to come to the game and buy on the day.
It's a bad story, however, when the capacity necessary in terms of systems and people isn't there to make it an easy process.
The bigger picture? Well, having watched the Tri-Nations and these warm-up games, it looks as though the southern hemisphere teams are more advanced at this stage.
The New Zealanders are playing to an extraordinary tempo, the Aussies can call on Rocky Elsom, the Welsh players are looking powerful and will stick to their system, England look big with Matt Stevens doing well at tighthead prop, Ireland have still to show their hand, and Scotland, well, Scotland have to settle on their squad and get across that try line.
Boy, oh boy, bring on the World Cup. It doesn't have to be a big camper van, but does anyone fancy buying one and we'll drive all the way there?
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Comment number 1.
At 23:12 7th Aug 2011, parlane wrote:
John what do you mean by the All Blacks looked beatable
going in to the last 5 minutes against the 2nd to ranked team in the world they were 23 points up.
And they are leaving several top players out of games particularly Crusaders in order to peak at the world cup.
The biggest margin between any two teams in the IRB 93 team rankings is between New Zealand and Australia.
I wish Scotland looked that beatable!!!
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At 08:00 8th Aug 2011, hoojers wrote:
Well I'm going to be more optimistic about that Scottish performance and victory.
We won, we played well (largely), some players in key positions excelled, and we outscored our opponents in tries - how often can us Scottish rugby fans say that!?
Richie Gray cemented his reputation as a star, Chris Paterson showed (again, and again) that he still adds terrific value, Cross was strong at 3, Lawson was good, Ansbro and Morrison combined well, and Lamont continued to show he's a danger wherever he plays on the pitch.
Jackson had an up and down match, but continues to develop and show great potential.
There were, are, area's for improvement, but the scrum appears to have got it's act a bit more together, and we should still tighten the line out.
Shame for Nikki Walker's injury, but for me he's not an automatic pick, so I hope one of the young guys gets an opportunity against Italy. We don't use width enough I feel.
Overall, we won, we scored a try, and there was evidence that there's 20-30% more intensity and execution still to come.
It's a positive start.
3-4 tries and an injury free win against Italy and we're set for a believable run at the world cup.
Proud of you Scotland. Keep it up.
At 10:59 8th Aug 2011, spirit_of_99 wrote:
John, Ive got a campervan with my girlfriend for the trip, tag along, it'l be like a zany roadtrip movie. its a cozy fit but im up for it. Il provide the campervan, you can provide the insightful analysis, and cook me breakfast!
The biggest thing to come out of the game for Scotland is the confidence it will give them. Scoring a try from their own half in the closing minutes when they needed to. Its a long time since thats happened, and it was was desperately needed the last time these teams met. That's when you start winning by narrow margins instead of losing by them. Its a good start, the journey begins here. And ends in the campervan in New Zealand!
At 11:32 8th Aug 2011, fallingTP wrote:
The only thing either side can take from the Scotland Ireland encounter is that things can only get better as what was on show plumbed the depths. Slow of thought and pace with yes the odd refreshing moment - Lamont. As for England it is hard to read too much into this, particularly in the tight as Wales weren't up to it. But once again a game lacking innovation and surprise. All to predictable.
John, perhaps the ABs looked beatable but they were 17 nil up in no time and frankly Oz didn't look likely winners at any stage in spite of have a big chunk in possession stakes. Some times that's purely down to the way the pill bounces although it might be a matter of concern to the ABs.
Can get you a ticket I suspect but not a camper van I'm afraid.
At 11:45 8th Aug 2011, Cornwallbay79 wrote:
I have to agree with Parlane. A Cornishman currently living in New Zealand i have to say from what i have seen the kiwi's look a formidable force at this stage of the preparation phase. They have made Australia and SA look average whilst being able to rest key S15 players and rotate a number of others. I hope i am made to eat my words but cant see past Nz on current viewings.
However, having gone to the NZ v Australia game at Eden Park on saturday one thing the kiwi's dont have is a stadium worthy of hosting a RWC final.
At 12:20 8th Aug 2011, oldmeltonian wrote:
Don't knock Scotland too much. After all, they were the only side of the day that at least attempted to score tries. Ireland take note, you don't win games by defending, just occasionally you have to move forward. it was a warm up match, final tweeks have still to be made, I am sure that Andy Robinson has a pretty good idea of his first team but was not able to play some of them in Saturday's match.
At 13:46 8th Aug 2011, Inside Arm wrote:
I agree that the All Blacks look beatable - but only by Australia playing at their best.
Watching Scotland v Ireland I was both impressed and depressed. The scrummaging looks much better than for some time and it looks as though we now have a Tight Head who is solid in the scrum and offers plenty around the park. The fitness was good, too. But there were two aspects that depressed me.
The first was Rory Lawson. I admire him greatly for his guts, defence and the way he has come through to be Scotland's first choice scrum half. But he does not offer enough of a break to take the pressure off other attackers. More contentiously, I was disappointed by his service. The majority of his passes, particularly in the second half, went head high to Jackson so cutting his options. We hear a great deal about our riches at scrum half but it seems a long time since I watched a Scottish scrum half deliver both a running threat and a consistently good passing service. Jackson needs better service before we will know whether he is our best fly half.
However,my biggest disappointment is that we always seem to attack as individuals. Only Sean Lamont ever seems to be running hard on the shoulder of the ball carrier. Everyone else watches the ball carrier get tackled and then comes up. This made the 101 charges we made on Saturday all too easy for the Irish to stop. Surely this must be very easy to fix, especially given the fitness of our players. I can only imagine that players are being coached to play that way, and that is disappointing.
At 14:12 8th Aug 2011, Stuart wrote:
JB - You must have been watching a different Tri Nations clash than the one I tuned into!! For me the AB's were clearly the better side at Eden Park that night, and were deserved winners. My prediction last week was AB's would win by 10;- I was wrong, they won by 16. In the pre game show, Justin Harrison & Sean Fitzpatrick were discussing how evenly matched the two sides were, & how tight a clash it was going to be. If only that was the case.... it wasn't! I suggest to you we revisit the debate after the final whistle at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on August 27. In the meantime the Bledisloe Cup is safe on NZ soil until 2012, and I remain firm in my conviction NZ are presently unbeatable at home, and as a consequence are the team most likely to be hoisting the WC come October 23.
As for our game at Murrayfield , I was tuned in & enjoyed your commentary. If that was a 'training run', they are going to have to put in an awful lot more training if we are going to clinch 2nd place in our pool, or possibly go even better. It was a very ordinary performance by both teams, although we did show good guts & determination, and the try was top drawer stuff;- well constructed & put together by numerous players. If only we could start to do that several times in the course of 80 minutes. Onwards & upwards!
At 14:18 8th Aug 2011, Ken Mavor wrote:
I think both games at the weekend were "training in public" and hence don't think we can read too much into the results. All the teams were predictable as should be expected with key moves being hidden. Scotland did seem to be able to press, hold the ball whilst in possession and go through the phases. What Scotland still lack is that cutting edge to score tries. Think they should have scored more that one with the possession they had. I just hope they have some plays up their sleeves come opening game.
Bring it on I say.
Comment number 10.
At 14:21 8th Aug 2011, headsuprugby wrote:
I think Scotland looked a damn sight better than they did during the 6N. They seem to have found a centre partnership that can trouble defences. Ireland will have realised their strength in depth is not as deep as they first thought.
England, well that was a bit of a strange one for me. Wilkinson thought he was playing in a RWC semi final or HC quarter final. With Wales enter into the spirit of a pre-season friendly, working on patterns and set-moves. Old Johnny was back to his usual robotic self, dropping goals, opting to go for goal instead of touch and generally just kicking the leather off the ball. Bit of advice Martin, regardless who you decide to pick at centre, if you go with Wilko at 10 then they`ll end up chasing kicks all day.
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At 16:04 8th Aug 2011, GeorgeCarlin wrote:
John my boy - what did you make of the mess that was the breakdown at the Scotland/Ireland match?
Irish hands all over the place, Barnes doing nothing and we weren't smart enough to play the referee to get quicker ball. That was the most worrying part of the game by far.
We need Cusiter back or to give Laidlaw with his bullet pass a chance. If we want to play the offloading game, we need loosies with smarts and a 9 who doesn't count to five before moving every ball. And preferably, to keep Dan Parks on the bench.
You can't say it, of course, but I will - we need the Bs to have a full game against Italy - they remain the platinum standard for us.
At 16:13 8th Aug 2011, Matt Vallance wrote:
I wasn't too-concerned, it was a first public rehearsal, or as you said John, training in public. But, at least we won - most often, when we don't put out our full first XV, we lose.
We were too-loose at the breakdown, I think, big boys though they are, our locks pack too-high on the props and don't have a straight back, which failings will be punished by better scrummaging opponents, and can someone please teach Sean Lamont to look for support runners.
Oh, and finally - will somebody at the BBC please tell that match commentator to stop saying: "So-and-so goes round the corner", drove me round the bend on Saturday that did.
At 18:35 8th Aug 2011, Rosco75 wrote:
No. 9 - good points made by *11 GeorgeCarlin.
Lawon's service is appalling. Dreadfully slow. If we watch other teams that score tries it is so clear that sucking in the defence and spreading the ball before they have a chance to reorganise is effective. Standing behind a ruck, counting the opposition on either side of the pitch is not on Rory! He must be a nice chap to get the armband and all, but we need somebody that can get the ball moving more quickly. Also, why did we not have a back up in the case of the scrum half being tied into the ruck? This is surely a simple one to solve.
The team should be very proud of the scrum, their effort and well done Nick De Luca, who has come in for a lot of flack. Morrison makes a huge difference and big Jim Hamilton looks like a good option to partner Gray at lock.
At 18:45 8th Aug 2011, SilverSpider wrote:
John, could you please refrain from talking non-stop throughout the game. I think you forget that it is not radio and we can see the action! Some timely pearls of wisdom would be nice rather than commentary on every single piece of play. ~ that goes for Mr Nicol too.
You're young though and still learning!
At 19:42 8th Aug 2011, JonnyD wrote:
Hi there John, you are a BIG hero of mine but like all your colleagues back then and now, you are all BIG..... I don't know how many times you said it, and yes you are being accurate.... but all the players are BIG these days....
At 21:14 8th Aug 2011, John Beattie - BBC Sport wrote:
Jonny D - Oh dear, Big mistake?
Silver Spider, thanks for this, I think I do about three commentaries a year so each one is sit down, stick the seat belt on, and press play. Had a bit of a sore throat so I should have talked less as well. You are right, I am very, very young.
Matt - apologies, it was me, I know, I think I said it way too much. And lots else besides.
George - I think Ireland were good, they were just trying to drive beyond the ball and were good at it
Stuart - I thought the All Blacks had a little look in the eye when the Aussies scored and I just thought - wow, these guys are beatable
Off to flog myself after your comments as to the commentary lads
I might take a wee walk round the corner and go for a big walk
Or play the guitar upstairs, amp up to eleven, and crank it up
At 21:34 8th Aug 2011, Nick Harvey wrote:
You are expecting an easy run-out against Italy, JB. Are they putting out a second team, too..?
At 21:53 8th Aug 2011, Gilly wrote:
As expected it was a tight game at Murrayfield. Both teams had there fair share of chances though I did wonder if Scotland were able to finish off. I think there was a good air about the team. Some were firing on all cyclinders others seemed a bit short of match fitness/ tempo. The backline are looking better - Morrison, Ansbro (good try but would rather he didn't deliberately take out the opposition) Lamont, Paterson. Al Kellock certainly seem to enjoy himself and took a clear lead in the last 5 - 10 mins. Richie Gray having as go as ever. It was a balance between experience and youthful enthusiasm. Not sure we have much choice at 10 Jackson v Parks both blow hot and cold. One downside - missing bits of the match as people get up and down out of their seats for more refreshments or to use the facilities!
At 21:55 8th Aug 2011, dpedin wrote:
Sorry guys but I have to disagree with some of the comments so far! Big Jim Hamilton is a big guy but needs to learn to carry the ball in both hands and learn how to off load! On a number of occasions he could have off loaded but just ran with the ball tucked up in his oxter! Rennie looked good as did Denton when he came on! Stockers looked very one dimensional and I would go with Denton on this showing! Beattie junior needs to recapture his confidence quickly - last year he would have scored a try if he could himself one on one as he did in the second half! Lawson had a poor game and Jackson was even worse! Should have given Laidlaw a run at stand off in the second half - he looked much better when he came on! He passed quicker and got the team moving faster.
I thought the big difference for Scotland was when De Luca came on - he only received one pass and he managed to step inside and make the break then did not panic when having to pass! Before the the Morrison/Ansbro combo looked too one dimensional! De Luca has to be on the park for his step and the lines he takes in attack! The rest of the backs did ok without looking threatening - biggest problem is support running!
All in all - a good training session that told us very little!
At 21:59 8th Aug 2011, NB_in_dubbers wrote:
I am surprised that no-one has mentioned the blocking that went on during the move that led to the try (i think it was Jack Cuthbert) that created the hole that De Luca went through - Good to see Scotland getting away with street wise tactics that ireland have been masters of in the past.
Sean Lamont - what odds will we get on him actually giving a pass to a team mate?
At 23:59 8th Aug 2011, Hugues from France wrote:
I think the blocking was done by Morrison.
It was so depressing to see the score board 2mns before the end.
A win, it is EXCELLENT for the confidence.
I was so happy for Ansbro, he deserved to score the try and did well, his step was at the right tempo, even if there was space, not so easy to cross the try-line...
Lawson is too predictable and slow, a shame Laidlaw did not have enough game time to impress.
Scotland is still missing a sharp, strong and fast ball carrier...
I think D.Weir is the future N°10 for Scotland.
Deliberate blocking to win a close game at International level whats your thoughts on cheating in rugby in order to win
At 05:52 9th Aug 2011, ABFan wrote:
Beatable? Are you serious John boy? You mean to tell me that after the most clinical display of international rugby by the number 1 side against the number 2 side compared to the predictable NH games on show last weekend; that these men in black look beatable? I maybe biased but after serious analysis of the quality of games in the NH compared to what the All Blacks showed and I remind you; still improving and "not the finished article by far.." according to the best coaching team on the planet.
At 11:46 9th Aug 2011, fatprop wrote:
NZ always look good at this stage. Let's just wait until the end of the Tri-Nations, after they lose one to Australia and start getting the heeby jeebies, then the NZ press and public get on their back.... This RWC is theirs to lose - but they know it, they've been there before and done exactly that.
Their set piece looks a bit shaky, Read doesn't like pressure and all they need is Carter or McCaw to be injured and everything changes shape. And remember - there are plenty of players and coaches at the RWC who have won a world cup and know how to do it. None of them are involved with NZ.
At 12:43 9th Aug 2011, rainbowflashyboots wrote:
New Zealand could put out 4 teams and they'd be the 4 in the semis at the world cup. Only Australia on their day can match them and even then only from open play; their set piece isn't up to standard yet but i would have Genia over Weepu, the back 3 of O'Connor, Ioane and Beale over that of New Zealand and dare i say it, i'd also have Pocock over McCaw, with Quade Cooper only just behind the incredible Dan Carter. Having said that Kaino, Read, Williams, Sonny Bill, Nonu, Conrad Smith, Hosea Gear, the list is long and impressive....
I thought the Scotland game wasn't as dull as people are making it out to have been, only poor finishing, decision making, and Rory Lawson stopped Scotland having 2 or 3 tries in the first half. The Irish counter-rucking was good too. Rather than it looking like Scotland were training, I thought it looked like Ireland were doing some kind of defensive exercise for much of the game.
Wales and England both looked in good shape at the weekend too, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see Wales take victory in the return match as they surprised me with their display.
At 13:30 9th Aug 2011, jamesmathew wrote:
I dont think Scotland have much to cheer about after their display against Irelands 2nd XV team. After 77 minutes they were losing (before being gifted a soft try) to a side that will never ever be fielded in a serious game..not even 30% of them will be on the 1 team again. This was simply a test match for the guys on the cut of making the 30 man squad.
Scotland had a strong team out and were losing for 77 minutes...If they play like this England and Argentina will easily beat them hense sending them home in the group stages.
We wont know what Ireland are like until they play England as that will be a good indication.
The All Blacks and Wales looked ring rusty and really it was anyones game. They both showed good potential tho but they would want to considering the strenght of team they sent out.
Im looking forward to seeing what France will show up on Saturday.
Cannot believe the brickbats for JB's commentary.
About a thousand times better than Nasal Congestion Cotter.
Perhaps those squirting the vitriol would all like a go instead?
Oh wait - you need to have 25 caps playing for your country first.
Can Scotland beat Argentina to get out of the group stages?
I think they can. It will be a very even match but they might pip it!
Then the New Zealand All Blacks in the next round,.....ouch.
At 19:33 9th Aug 2011, W Main wrote:
It would have been a better result for Scotland had the referee dealt with the frankly blatant killing of the ball by Ireland. Once again an Irish team managed to get away with murder without any proper regulation of what they were doing. Had the referee done his job, Scotland would have probably scored far more tries or penalties.
W Main - I think Ireland were good tactically, they drive beyond the ball well
James Mathew, boy I love your optimism
George you are kind, my critics are right to say what they think they pay the license fee and the Beeb pay me. Andrew Cotter is a friend of mine and he's really good
Rainbow flashy boots, you have a good point about the number of teams the All Blacks have, the trouble for the All Blacks is that despite all of that inherent advantage they have failed at every world cup since, and with the exception of, 1987
AB fan, they aren't the finished article. Hey, I'm expressing my opinion and I just thought they had their "doubting" moments, but they are a great side
#rainbowflashyboots
"Only Australia on their day can match" (All Blacks).
Sorry to be so arrogant, but France can on their day, especially for a WC game...
I think the All Blacks are terrific, however I HOPE that Rugby game is still unpredictable...
At 10:46 10th Aug 2011, PT8475 wrote:
I'm rather annoyed about the timings of a few of the games. Scotland's first against Romania is at 2 am, which is just about the worst time possible. A couple of hours before, and I'd stay up to watch, a couple later, and I'd have got up, but 2 is just right in the middle. Surely they could have organised that one better?
At 11:25 10th Aug 2011, who cares wrote:
Just 2 things. 1st - NZ are huge favourites to win the cup, especially at home where they lose very rarely. 2nd - anything can happen though, just one loss required, remember.
Of course, NZ aren't invincibles but it will take a helluva lot to beat them and only selected few teams have any chance even to think about it. But they themselves have to be brilliant that day and force NZ be below par. If NZ are allowed to play an excellent game, others do not have a prayer, hey, NZ have to be just decent and that alone will be too much for most of the other teams.
IMHO, the only real danger may come from the likes of Australia, SA, France and England. Maybe (just scant maybe) Ireland and Wales. Others (including Argentina without Hernandez and Scotland, sorry) just do not have a chance.
You do not get zero in the column "games won" vs NZ in a hundred years for nothing.
"there are plenty of players and coaches at the RWC who have won a world cup and know how to do it."
It would be nice to know who those "plenty" are.
I can recall only one coach with WC medal there - Martin Johnson and he did not win it as a coach. And selected few players - Jonny, Tindall and Moody in England and bunch of Dads Army from South Africa.
At 12:38 10th Aug 2011, KiaRose wrote:
One of the things which really annoys me about commentators is the pronounciation of names.
Please ask Keith Wood how to pronounce Tomás O'Leary's first name. It does not have a flat "a" in the second syllable. The accent on the "a" - "á" - changes it to an "aww" sound. It really isn't hard.
ps - it's not only the Beeb that get this wrong - Sky commentators haven't a clue either and I doubt ITV will get it right during the Wordl Cup
At 13:19 10th Aug 2011, CTP wrote:
good banter, john. you really engage the commentariat in a real way more than any other bbc blog i can think of. i think you press the right buttons and so do they!
At 14:30 10th Aug 2011, Steve wrote:
Scotland were awful. Ireland's second string team were just marginally worse. It was a dire game. And Scotland parading around doing a lap of honour, so pleased with themselves, acting like they'd won a world cup was both sadly predictable and pathetic.
Scotland will take absolutely nothing from this match.
At 17:23 10th Aug 2011, ScotsSevensNutjob wrote:
There are two Scotland teams I love to see.
The first is the one I saw on Saturday, players running, passing, keeping possession, kicking for touch, chasing tries, pushing and backing themselves all over the park and generally trying to play like the class of '99.
It was positive rugby and a breath of fresh air after years of watching Parks kicking everything away and us not knowing how to score tries because we don't get enough chances to do so.
The other team is the blood and thunder, hell or high water, ferociously aggressive team that we've seen in a few Calcutta Cup and Autumn Tests over the last few years. The players fly into tackles, with a fury that would stun even the All Blacks and they put their bodies on the line to play rugby in a way that makes me glad to be alive and proud to be Scottish.
Yes, on Saturday we were playing the Irish Wolfhounds squad with a few Test players recovering from serious injuries. I can't do justice to how weak that squad was compared to the full Test team, except to say that their Test team just didn't show up. And we only won by 4 points.
But to see the direction Robinson wants the team to take is encouraging. The probem is that we only have one more fixture to get there.
Italy will be far tougher than the Irish Wolfhounds.
We need both Scotland teams to show up to have any chance in New Zealand at all.
Luckily we know we have players who can do it and we are relatively injury free.
Scotland need to mercilessly thrash Romania and Georgia to within an inch of their lives. In an odd way, those games are the most important of our campaign.
If we don't have the momentum and ferocity to go with positive results then our other results will be a foregone conclusion.
At 02:06 11th Aug 2011, judecoolio2000 wrote:
Just a Welshman here responding to what you said about George north- if he stays injury free yes sir! He's scored five tries in six games and still a teen, including two against the world champs and two against the previous wc winneres and the wc finalists...
At 12:10 11th Aug 2011, Hawkeyethejock wrote:
So-the administrators/system at Murrayfield couldn't cope with the crowd!!!!!
28,000!!!!!!!
No wonder we are a shambles.
At 12:45 11th Aug 2011, fatprop wrote:
@ #34: "I can recall only one coach with WC medal there - Martin Johnson and he did not win it as a coach. And selected few players - Jonny, Tindall and Moody in England and bunch of Dads Army from South Africa."
Johnson may not have won it as a coach, but his experience as a player on that occasion will benefit his coaching and mindset. So, 4 RWC winners in one side and a fair few more in the SA squad (Dad's Army? Steyn, Habana, Juan Smith, Burger - don't think so). Plus, Andy Robinson was coaching England at RWC 2003 and John Kirwan (Japan head coach) won the 1987 RWC as a player.
So ok, fair enough, let's go for World Cup finalists then - oh look, same issue with NZ. For me, they are the best side in the world by a country mile. But they were in 1995, 1999 and 2007 as well.
At 18:13 11th Aug 2011, iberocelt wrote:
i was at Murayfield and would like to clarify the reason for the 15 minute KO delay.
first of all, it was nothing to do with people buying tickets on the day - all of the turnstiles were empty long before the appointed hour.
the real problem was that the SRU failed completely to cater for the several thousand people who had bought tickets online. in their wisdom, the SRU had one ticket collection desk manned by 4/5 people. i arrived 40 minutes before KO and was dismayed to see a queue that stretched half way around Murrayfield. the worst part about it is that the SRU knew EXACTLY how many people were going to show up and they still didn't take anything close to adequate measures.
the entire cock-up was entirely of the SRU's making, and shows yet again they really don't care about rugby supporters in Scotland.
At 11:50 12th Aug 2011, Dave wrote:
I was at the game last Saturday.
I lost my voice.
I agree, John; the game was a toe in the water for both teams and Scotland won the paddling contest. It was experimental, hard-hitting training and a contest for confidence.
Scotland dominated but particulalry in possession. With increased game time and confidence, we'll see the boys convert their hard fought possession into points. And on that point, I believe Scotland - of all the home nations - are the most able at winning and retaining the ball (which is half the battle) but have been (until recently) least capable of reaping the benefits of their work.
That's beginning to change.
Robinson's giving Scotland a steely mentality and a ruthlessness we've not seen before. Scotland are on a course of steady, marked and encouraging improvement.
As for the discussions surrounding more or less warm-up games; each country to their own but I think Scotland have it dead on. Ireland and Italy, and then Romania and Georgia in the group stages building up to Argentina and then England. It's all a rather appetising progression in intensity (that's not to take anything away from the very physical Georgians or [not to sound patronising] improving Romanians).
Robinson (Townsend and the rest of the backroom staff), I salute you and I think it's somthing of a coup that Scotland held on to such a great Coach. That said, the relationship between Robinson and Scotland is symbiotic and each benifits from the other.
Scotland will top their group at the World Cup, and will make the semi-finals. Beyond that, my tea-leaves have weakened, chicken entrails have dried and my crystal ball has been stolen by a mob.
COME ON SCOTLAND!!!
@ fatprop
Fair point about Robinson and Kirwan but hey, they are coaching SCOTLAND and JAPAN. Both teams do not have a whimper of hope, so their coaches wisdom will not help.
About Dads Army. The Boks leaders are Smit and Matfield - both past over the hill and singing their swansongs. Smith is unlucky helluva great player who, I am sure, will not play due his constant injuries. Unfortunately and I hope to be proven wrong, he is the true warrior. As for youngsters - Steyn may feature only thanks to his metronomic kicking, otherwise he offers zero. FDP is readable like a book with his bombs behind the scrum, it worked well in 2009 3N and has been exposed ever since, hey, even Paddies and Frogs delt with his shenannigans with ease.
And if we recall what this team is lead by a Helium and his 2 henchmen collectively called as Three Stooges, well....
At 13:37 12th Aug 2011, united_kaz wrote:
i dont know weather this artuicle is meant a little tounge in cheek or not but here goes
nz looked beatable? did u actually watch the game? notice the scoreline? realise who they were playing against? from the article written i guess not
england and wales looked good? which bits? the image that sticks in my mind from that game is when shane williams ran into his own man and was laid out on his backside
every wc we know nz are big favs but this time they have home advantage which i think will put them over, the NH teams look like they do most times, hard working, alot of heart but devoid of any flair and excitement
At 19:42 12th Aug 2011, Bongo wrote:
Okay, I wasn't at Murayfield (sic) last week but I will be there for the Scotland v Italy match (tickets bought on-line in advance of the Edinburgh 7s). However, I would think that the main reason for the 15 minute delay was because the SRU (possibly through discussion with L&B police) decided to delay kick off so that those fans who were waiting to get into the stadium would see the whole game, as well as avoid a potential crowd control issue. So to say that the SRU don't really care about rugby supporters is a little harsh. Watching international rugby at Murrayfield has, as far as I am aware, one of the lowest ticket prices amongst the 6 Nations and they offer a competitively priced ticket for the 2012 6 Nations.
In my opinion, the causes are numerous but the 2 listed below will probably have contributed to the situation:
1. People who bought tickets on-line, opted to collect on the day, and then turned up to the stadium at the last minute expecting the queue to have disappeared so they could just go straight to the collection point and then wander at leisure to their seat.
Unfortunately, the current security requirements required at large, organised, gatherings means that it takes some time to carry out the required checks on 20,000+ people, so I would say that 40 minutes before kick off is perilously close to being last minute in my opinion as security checks etc inevitably cause delays. So had the SRU staffed their collection point with more staff I would suggest that there would have still been queues at the turnstiles
2. People who bought tickets on-line, opted to collect on the day, and then stood in a queue, only getting out the required documents (proof of purchase, order number etc) when they got to the collection window. Inevitably, some of these individuals will have stood & patted down all their pockets before producing the required information with a flourish and laughed it off (I have seen this happen at concerts, airports etc so speak from experience).
This causes delays, only a few seconds per customer, but when a few hundred people do this, it turns into delays of minutes. Much like those people who stand in airport check in lines and only start looking for their passport when they get to the front of the queue or only empty their pockets, take off jackets, remove laptops etc when at the very front of the security queue.
How can we, the fans, help? I see 2 ways in which we can do this:
1. Order tickets early%2
Apologies, gremlins interrupted my post.
How can we, the fans, help? I see 2 ways in which%2
this is a continuation from Post 47:
1. Arrive in sufficient time to collect tickets. I would argue that to ensure collection from a box office would mean that arriving at least 1 hour before kick off should be sufficient. Having relevant documents to hand (i.e. knowing which pocket they are in) would also speed up the process for all.
2. Order tickets well in advance of the match and have them delivered to your house (at no additional cost I might add).
As I said at the beginning, I think it is a bit harsh to blame the SRU 100% for what happened at the Ireland match when we, as rugby supporters, can do our bit to help the SRU to help us.
But this is all in the past now and we have the second 'public training session' to look forward to on the 20th when we host our Italian friends. Let's hope that we can build on the Ireland performance and the team can leave for NZ with confidence being high.
At 21:02 12th Aug 2011, hawkhr wrote:
Your artical is really interesting. I also think its harsh to blame SRU for the Irealand match. Also quite intrestingly I came across an ebay artical that sells the original rugby ball and thought that all for all of us it is an excellent buy espeacially with the New Zealand world cup coming up. I wanted to share with you all what I found as it really was an excellent cabinet peice. https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300585727926&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT thats the ebay page if anyone else is as enthusiastic as I am about Rugby.
At 17:53 13th Aug 2011, kiwigib wrote:
41.At 12:45 11th Aug 2011, fatprop wrote:
Fatprop, a simple question for you, how long have you really been following rugby?
Only amongst English supporters post-2003 is there continual repitition of the myth ABs favourites going into the RWC tournaments in 1995 and 1999. The facts prove that anyone repeating the myth is either myopic or ignorant of history.
Some facts for you...
For most of the time in the years 1992-94 the ABs were a shambles with Laurie Mains as coach. They were unconvincing in 1992 at home in a 3 match series against an invitation World XV (winning the series 2-1), but lost a tour series 1-2 to Australia in Australia the same year. In 1993 they scrapped a series win against the Lions (2-1), and beat Australia at Carisbrook, but lost to England at Twickenham (other than one dash for the corner in the second half they had no idea of how to score a try). In 1994, they lost to Australia in Sydney and lost a series 2-0 to France in NZ. By the end of 1994, the media and fans in NZ were calling for Mains scalp at the AGM of the NZRU - he survived to manage/xcoach the ABs at the RWC in 1995.
The 1995 AB team was a new look team, with most AB fans uncertain whether we would do any good. In the end we got to the final. England though, thought they were going to win the RWC after winning in SA in 1994 - as for the semi-final all England had to do was turn up and the ABs would be beaten. The above is hardly grounds to call the ABs favourites in 1995.
The story of the 1999 ABs is different, but the reality is they were not favourites to win that year either. Yes, they had Lomu, but what else? At the end of 1997, most of the remaining ABs from 1987 and 1991 retired, the new look team in 1998 got beaten by both SA and Australia in the 3N. In 1999, they scrapped to the 3N title beating SA twice and Australia in NZ, but six weeks before the RWC they got hammered by Australia (the winning margin of this game remains Australia's biggest winning margin over an AB side) in Sydney. This was a fore taste of what was to come for the next 3 years.
So appreciating the above, it shows anyone suggesting the ABs were favourites in 1995 or 1999, has a complete lack of knowledge of rugby history to pedal the myth that ABs%
At 23:25 13th Aug 2011, parlane wrote:
you made some good points though
what is your opinion on cheating to win
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Here's something I've always wondered: why do the vents on Chaos Spacemarine backpacks stick out on those arm things?
I've read about the history of Spacemarine Power-armour - Thunder Armour, Iron Armour, Pre-heresy, Heresy and all that and even where Terminators fit into it all, but I've never found any reference to why the chaos back packs look like they do.
Is it some modification they all made in defiance of the emperor's design? do the vent stalks grow when touched by chaos?
I guess model wise it's to make the Chaos Marines stand out from a distance, but is there a background reason? and if not - why not?
I can imagine that they'd want to look more imposing.
But ultimately we're stuck with the simple "Games Workshop says it's so".
But yes, just like how they made many, many strange customisations to their armour (Go look up John Blanches chaos colours illustration to get a few ideas) I can see them doing this.. Granted, the scale on which they've done it seems odd, considering they would all have come from the basic pre-heresy-style backpacks [with the funny ear-like vents..].
It seems a silly way to update the older chaos packs, too. The cool ones you get with Berzerkers nowadays.
Almost as if some supreme overlord came along and said that they all have to change their packs the same way..
Mankinds first mistake; Questioning why those around him, are dying.
yea, fully understand the whims of chaos would make you alter armour in all kinds of strange ways (I love the John Blache Chaos Space Marines Conversion illustration from the Codex and have tried a few of them out over the years). Adding spikes, Runes, decorative trim, skulls, weird organic details etc. But the extending back pack vents is a very specific thing for all the Traitors to have had happen/done to their back packs, especially considering how varied Chaos Spacemarine amour is. Having some of the Chaos Marines with this sort of thing I can understand, but all of them?
-"I am Horus lord of Chaos and I want you all to extend the upper vents on your back packs in some way or another so they stick out past your shoulders"
-"but won't that make it difficult to get though doors - you know if we're on a ship or space hulk or something?
-"You dare to defy the Lord of Chaos?!"
-"no but, I'm just saying it will make it difficult to get through doors ... er ... my Lord"
I believe the reason stated in more recent Horus Heresy background is that the CSM stacked extra power cells into their backpacks, which wasn't a practice any loyalist chapter took up as it was too dangerous. The extra power cells meant there was less space for what was originally in there so they added the 'wings' to accommodate this extra equipment.
I do agree its a rather odd detail that hasn't really been mentioned very often.
Like Rob says, my understanding was that it was just part of standard pre-heresy crusader armour, like the mark4 helmets (?) - Now thousands of years old, it has a sort of archaic steam-punk appearance to citizens of Imperium. I like the idea of the power cells and jets needing to be a distance apart.
Edit: I'm reading between the lines here, interpreting via the main WH40K book I'm familiar with, which is the Chaos Codex for 2nd edition rules (when cultists were still allowed to fraternised with Beastmen and the Eye of Terror made everything possible ... Death to the False Emperor!).
MortiS-the-Lost i have the Answer for you!
I know you know Roge Trader, than you know sure that are jets on both sides.
And here we seen is was posible to update the jets from backpack to a "Flight Pack"
The old Flight Pack have 3 Jets on both sides and 1 Antigraph engline.
In the newes Version is only one open hole to seen but this have to conzentrate the Radiance.
But inside the 3 Jets exsist too.
The Imperial Space Marine can fly 4 Zoll.
This Backpack have 4 Jets.
Wathc the picture we have 2 big and down 2 little jets.
The Chaos Back Pack with 2 Jets of each Side ( = 4 jets) are called "Jump Pack"
In the End of Grat Crusade the Legion Exmperimental with Jump and Flight packs.
The New Chaos Jump Packs are different the power from the little Jet go now into the Great one!
...a pipe gos to the upper "Jet arm" and by the Impeial new Version you see the connection.
Some new Quell is told in the "Jet Arm" the Chaos Marines set "Power Cells".
The Chaos Guys wanted more Flys and the Raptors are the Goal of this Experiments.
- the MK6 Armour show jet on side!
we can find the Back Pack called "Jet Pack"
This is both, Back Pack and Jet Pack.
We know the Back Module is Back Pack with Banner in side and suport sings like Extra Air Tanks and Fusion System.
Next Point is: "the Space Marine Armour is still function without Back Module!"
It gives Miniatures with Heavy weapons who have no Connection for this on back!
The Back Module is for Space and for climbing buildings fast.
In the end of Great Crusade and Start of Horus Herasy the Legions Start to build new Armours.
MK7, MK6 and MK5 was made in same Time at "Brother War".
MKI ( was not for Space Marines ) have badly construcktion.
MKII & MKIII have the Same Back Module but the Landing Jet were too stiff and hard to move!
The "Jet Arm" was first posible with the MK4 Maximus Armour!
The MKIII Back Module ( for the MK4 Armour ) have as first Back Module round Jets.
The "Jet Arm" have a forced ventilation for the compressor power cell, and the power cell is for the Big Jet!
For the upper Jet was more power need also was the power cells need.
The Imperial Marines (Legions) have abandoned this design and developed the flight pack system we know today.
The first Flight Pack was for MKIV Armur.
Same way the Storm Bird jet is funktion.
air came on top in side and fire burst cam back-down out.
The Air is use to cool down the System and not so many energie from the nuclear reactor is need.
The normal Flight Pack juse 3 Jets + air System and Anti Graph Engine to hold in air.
By the 2 modern Back Packs goes the Temral and Air output back in to the Module and help to perfor the up lift.
The Termal drainage prevents the bottom left and right heat buildup.
The Air drainage emission cools the termal system.
Both can be used to lift!
Hot dang! I love Crusader Armour!
Having the jets further apart will give better maneuverability in flight/space. Also looks more menacing IMO.
Hi guys thought I'd give you the forgeworlds take on this question (taken from their Horus Heresy book).
The "winged" pattern backpack was called the angelus pattern and was indeed used for space/low grav style ops due to better jets and stabilizers, however the units more powerful core led to weaker rad shielding (that could down a marine from prolonged exposure).
Due to the issues with the pack they were stock piled (in quite large numbers by some) by the legions but only issued on a mission by mission basis.
Once the Heresy kicked off the traitors started using it all the time due to a lack of other units being available, while loyalists basically grabbed other patterns where they could, the mindsets of both parties would have played a part in my mind as well with the loyalists unwilling to risk thier troops and the traitors not giving a damn.
so thats the forgeworld take on things with a bit of my thoughts thrown in.


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Q: How to auto-complete/suggest places (with address) on my website like on Google maps? I am working a Yelp-like project that associates reviews to places. Yet, we don't have any database of places and we'd like to leverage a third-party api.
We'd like to start with a auto-complete search box like on Google Maps. For example, the user enters "tamar" and it suggests "Tamarine Restaurant, Palo Alto, CA, United States".
1) is it possible? what third party api would you use? Is Google maps the best?
Once the results are returned, the user selects one place and will leave a review.
2) how would you associate that review to that specific place in the DB? My concern is if later on we change api provider, that we can still associate our reviews to the new api places.
Thank you SO MUCH! Any suggestion would help.
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A: this will generate autocomplete also get the latitutde and longitutde in 2 textbox for storage on your DB if need.initially center is set statically    ..hope this is what you want

  Type address
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<input type="text" id="latitude"/>
<input type="text" id="longitude"/>
<input type="button" id="find"  value="Find"/>

A: There's an API at http://compass.webservius.com that can help. You can search a database of millions of businesses in the US (e.g. by a name prefix like in your example, by zip code, by latitude/longitude bounding box, etc) and get back results (such as business name, address, type, etc) in XML or JSON format.
For the second part of your question, it is tough because there is no "universal ID" for a business, but usually a combination of normalized postal address + business name will work well enough.

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Alt 1 captures my screen just fine, but when trying to use the XP Tracker it says it could not locate the home teleport.
It worked just fine three days ago, but ever since than I can not get the XP Tracker to work.
Your interface looks fine so it's just a capture issue which can be troubleshooted with capture settings, or refreshing the app.


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Q: Casting an array of Doubles to String in spark sql I'm trying read data from a JSON which has an array having lat, long values something like [48.597315,-43.206085] and I want to parse them in spark sql as a single string. is there a way I can do that?
my JSON input will look something like below.
{"id":"11700","position":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[48.597315,-43.206085]}

I'm trying to push this to a rdbms store and when I'm trying to cast position.coordinates to string it's giving me
Can't get JDBC type for array<string>

as the destination datatype is nvarchar. any kind help is appreciated.!

A: You can read your json file into a DataFrame, then 1) use concat_ws to stringify your lat/lon array into a single column, and 2) use struct to re-assemble the position struct-type column as follows:
// jsonfile:
// {"id":"11700","position":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[48.597315,-43.206085]}}

import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._
val df = spark.read.json("/path/to/jsonfile")

// printSchema:
// root
//  |-- id: string (nullable = true)
//  |-- position: struct (nullable = true)
//  |    |-- coordinates: array (nullable = true)
//  |    |    |-- element: double (containsNull = true)
//  |    |-- type: string (nullable = true)

df.withColumn("coordinates", concat_ws(",", $"position.coordinates")).
  select($"id", struct($"coordinates", $"position.type").as("position")).
  show(false)
// +-----+----------------------------+
// |id   |position                    |
// +-----+----------------------------+
// |11700|[48.597315,-43.206085,Point]|
// +-----+----------------------------+

// printSchema:
// root
//  |-- id: string (nullable = true)
//  |-- position: struct (nullable = false)
//  |    |-- coordinates: string (nullable = false)
//  |    |-- type: string (nullable = true)

[UPDATE]
Using Spark SQL:
df.createOrReplaceTempView("position_table")

spark.sql("""
    select id, concat_ws(',', position.coordinates) as position_coordinates
    from position_table
  """).
  show(false)
//+-----+--------------------+
//|id   |position_coordinates|
//+-----+--------------------+
//|11700|48.597315,-43.206085|
//|11800|49.611254,-43.90223 |
//+-----+--------------------+

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CBS 2's Cindy Hsu checked-out the must-have fashions for when the temperatures cool-down.
Stores are filled with shoppers that are loving what's brand new for fall.
"Such an opportunity to wear scarves, and shoes, and sweaters, plus it's just wonderful. I really like it, " Mali Clinton said.
"I'm witnessing countless maroon and black colored, that are my colors, and the scarves tend to be amazing. So many coats, " Emily Janik stated.
Stylist George Brescia claims the main must have for the period is leather.
"First of, it is fall. You 'must' have an item of fabric. Do so however wish. The leather-based legging, the little leather vest, the leather-jacket, the fabric detail on one of the tops or dresses or skirts, " Brescia said.
You may amazed because of the season's colors.
"Pastels, in fall fabrications, particularly in knitwear which is so excellent, " Brescia said.
He advised trying a soft green or sea-foam green.
Another huge shade is red, and a splash of plaid is definitely fun, even covered around your waist. The monochrome combo normally nevertheless on trend.
In terms of handbags believe huge. You'll see boxy ones, like doctors' bags from way back, to add some glow.
For shoes you'll see lots of wedges and booties.
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Styles come and get, but professionals state the key is always to enjoy manner, so if you like it wear it.
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December 26, 2020 Christopher J. Tennyson
Coronavirus Pandemic Demonstrates How Crises Accelerate Change
Keeping Pace Is a Key Element of Successful Crisis Response
12/26/2020 – – The days between Christmas and December 31 are usually uneventful. Other than New Year's Eve festivities, this time is characterized by lazy vacation days, watching reruns on television and sending back presents to Amazon.
But that sure wasn't the case during the last week of 1999.
The anticipated joy of a new century was put on hold by a crisis computer geeks labeled the "Y2K bug." You may recall that the world was convinced Armageddon would arrive at 12:01, January 1, 2000. The problem was with the two-digit date field in most operating computers. Without four digits, when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, the field would read 00, not 2000. All would come to an end. Systems would crash, sensitive medical equipment would stop working, financial networks would go crazy.
In the United States alone, companies, organizations and municipalities spent a fortune — more than $100 billion according to the U.S. Department of Commerce — bringing computer systems into Y2K compliance. The response to this perceived crisis (I say "perceived" because the potential meltdown turned out to be way overblown) accelerated the upgrading of computer hardware and software by a full generation, at least five years by most estimates.
Y2K dramatically demonstrated the fact that crises accelerate change.
We're all living through an even better example of this phenomenon right now. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, all sorts of things that were coming, but still years away, are now facts of life. Advances in remote learning and working from home were certainly on the horizon. But evolutionary change has become revolutionary because of the COVID-19 threat.
Being able to deal with the velocity of change during a crisis is one determinant of success or failure. Peloton, Zoom, Amazon, Netfix, and DoorDash, are some of the big winners in this dynamic environment. The COVID crisis created clear opportunities for them. But what about restaurants, airlines, cruise ships, commercial real estate companies and live theaters? They're dealing with far more challenges than opportunities.
In an earlier blog I shared the wisdom of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius:
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
I advise my crisis clients to embrace this positive mindset and the inevitability of change. Restaurants faced with indoor seating restrictions must reimagine their takeout offerings to maintain customers and build future traffic. Real estate companies leasing office space must get creative with floor configurations and lease terms to adapt to changing organizational structures. Colleges with locked down campuses must develop compelling distance learning packages that will be appealing to new audiences even after the pandemic has passed.
Just as it did in 1999, crisis response has quickened the clock. The world that emerges in 2021 in many ways will look like the world we could have expected to see in 2025. Those keeping up with this dizzying pace of change will thrive.
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IIHMR University celebrates World Cancer Awareness Week
newznew (Chandigarh) : With lifestyle diseases taking a toll on the healthcare spending and the rise in the need of skilled healthcare professionals, the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR University) will celebrate The World Cancer Week. The University invited Dr. Aseem Samer, Oncologist, Mahaveer Cancer Hospital who was present to share his insights on Cancer and also interact with the students of IIHMR University, Jaipur.
Dr. C. Ramesh, Dean School of Pharmaceutical Management, IIHMR University Jaipur said, "Over the years there is a drastic increase in lifestyle diseases and amongst the most dreaded one is Cancer. Though there has been advancement in cancer care programme and an improvement in technology, there is still lack of accessibility, affordability, awareness and late detection in case of Cancer. Tobacco related cancers for males are estimated to go up to 225,241 and 93,563 for females in the year 2020. Breast cancer cases estimated in India till 2020 will be approximately 1.23 lakhs and the total number of people who will be affected by Cancer will be over 7 crore by 2021 in India alone (as according to EY report on Call for Action: Expanding Cancer Care in India). The mortality rates in India are 4 to 6 times higher as opposed to US with baseline cost of the treatment to be about Rs. 3-4 lacs which is at times higher than the annual income of over 80-85% households."
Dr. Aseem Samar, (DM Medical Oncology) said, "In India there is a dire need of healthcare professionals. India currently has a Doctor to Patient Ratio of about 1 in 2000 and aims to achieve a figure of 1 in 1000 for patients suffering from Cancer. India will need about 450-550 dedicated Cancer Centers by 2020. Currently India has over 1250 Oncologists currently and will need over 5000 Oncologists by 2020. This states that the total number of healthcare professionals needed including the Oncologists will be over 8000 by the year 2020. There is also a need to create awareness about Cancer at an early stage which is why we need to create awareness programmes that should highlight the routine check-ups for people especially women to avoid being detected with last stage cancer."
According to EY Report, lack of adequate infrastructure and absence of mass screening programs are key barriers to timely and accurate diagnosis in India. There are an estimated 2,700 mammograms installed in India, which represents less than 5% of that in the US. There are an estimated 120 PET-CT scanners installed in India, the majority of which are in metropolitan cities. Only 30% of the cancer centers in India have advanced imaging technologies such as PET-CT. PET-CT scanners are essential for accurate diagnosis, staging and response monitoring of cancer and are therefore critical to providing comprehensive cancer care. India has only 200-250 comprehensive cancer care centers (0.2 per million population in India vs 4.4 per million population in US), 40% of which are present in eight metropolitan cities and fewer than 15% are government operated. In addition, there is a significant shortage of oncologists in India. India has only one oncologist per 1,600 new cancer patients in India. With all the above requirements we would like to say that India still needs skilled healthcare workforce which is the need of the day.
The number of dedicated Cancer beds is about 5000-6000 and the total number of dedicated beds estimated by 2020 will be over 12000-13000. Cancer affected states in India till date are Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura and Manipur. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the women of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Goa, and the second most common form of malignancy in females of Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Whereas in Tripura breast cancer represents the third most common form of cancer in women as according to the report Cancer Scenario in India with Future Perspectives.
The IIHMR University is a WHO Collaborating Center in the state of Rajasthan. The IIHMR University is a health research institute and offers MBA programmes under three schools of management. Under the School of Hospital and Health Management it provides MBA in Hospital and Health with 5 specializations (Hospital Management, Health Management, Human Resource Management, health Economics, Finance and Insurance and Procurement and Supply Chain Management). Under the School of Rural Management it offers MBA Rural Management and Under the School of Pharmaceutical Management it offers MBA Pharmaceutical Management.
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Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie to headline latest edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
10/21/2021 India Comments Off on Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie to headline latest edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest will pay tribute to its founder and founder-director Anil Dharker, who passed away in March 2021. The latest edition will also honour Shashi Baliga, its executive director, who passed away due to COVID-19 in May this year.
The 12th edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest will be held in November and will see participation by some of the top names from the literary world, including Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie, Anne Enright, Ruskin Bond and Nick Hornby.
The acclaimed festival will be held from 18-21 November virtually for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival has a national and international line-up across literature, poetry, philosophy, science, business and the arts with guests like Shashi Tharoor, Indra Nooyi, Steven Pinker, David Baldacci, Ashis Nandy, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Vidya Dehejia, Martin Kemp, Rebecca Solnit, Amish and Neena Gupta, among others.
Amy Fernandes, Director of the Festival, said though this edition of the Litfest will be a "poignant event" as the team and the audience will miss Dharker and Baliga, they have ensured that the festival will meet the "exceptional standards" set by the duo.
"As we once again host world leaders in thought and word across a range of subjects, we would like to most sincerely thank the Tata group for their continued support and their belief in the enduring value of the Litfest," Fernandes said in a statement.
Others dignitaries joining the festival include Ashwin Sanghi, Matthew Weiner, Marlon James, Shobhaa De, Rutger Bregman, Amy Blakemore, Matt Haig, Heather Morris, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Dolly Thakore, Jonathan Drori, Hilary Leichter, Daniel Lieberman, Farah Bashir and Sanjena Sathian.
Harish Bhat, Brand Custodian, Tata Sons, said the 12th edition of the festival will continue its trend of bringing together some of the most accomplished writers, artistes and intellectuals for "meaningful conversations and debates."
"We invite everyone to be a part of this brilliant line-up of events and hope to take forward the remarkable legacy left behind by Anil Dharker and Shashi Baliga," Bhat said.
Tata Literature Live! Mumbai Litfest will also see the 'Introduction to Indian Languages' with a session each on Marathi prose and poetry, along with a performance in Marathi.
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Call for Project Proposals
Last summer, the U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Awards supported student-led projects that contributed to the COVID-19 response in a globally engaged way. We were delighted to support the many extraordinary projects led by students from every faculty of the university through these awards. As the pandemic continues, U of T will once again be supporting teams of students through the Student Engagement Awards this year.
The U of T Student Engagement Awards provide financial support to interested University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students working in collaboration with one another, including in interdisciplinary teams. Projects that contribute to building and fostering a global community, from across all disciplines, are invited.
In recognition of the challenges of the past year, this summer's U of T Student Engagement Awards will support student-led projects that contribute to rebuilding healthy, resilient, and equitable communities as part of our post-COVID recovery. Given the impact that the pandemic has had on mental health as well as its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations and communities, submissions focused on these areas are encouraged but not mandatory.
To be eligible, a single proposal must be submitted by a team of at least two returning U of T students. All project teams must be student-led. Interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. Only one grant will be awarded per project.
Each successful project will be awarded up to $3,000 for a funding period of three months. The funding will be released in two installments over the course of the project. At least 130 projects will be selected for funding.
Projects from across all disciplines are eligible and encouraged. Where proposals are aligned with the work of individual U of T academic divisions, units, or colleges this should be indicated in the proposal.
Where appropriate, project teams may identify a U of T faculty or staff project supervisor, but a supervisor is not necessary in all cases.
Projects must contribute to building and fostering a global community. This could include: collaboration between U of T domestic and international students; collaboration with student(s) at universities outside of Canada; accessing international data; engaging with a comparative global lens throughout the project, linking the local to the global, etc.
Projects must consider how we can rebuild healthy, resilient, and equitable communities as part of our recovery post-pandemic. Submissions focused on mental health, and/or on the pandemic's disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations and communities, are encouraged but not mandatory.
Each successful project team is required to submit a brief midterm report and a final deliverable. Final deliverables could include: websites, blog series, podcasts, research papers, policy recommendations, peer support/mentorship programs, poster presentations, art exhibits, online performances, presentations or symposia, books/magazines etc.
Eligible costs include: stipends (costs of time), equipment & supplies, software subscriptions, dissemination of research results, honorariums, etc.
The proposals will be assessed and recommended for selection by a committee composed of members of the Office of the Vice-President, International and various divisions across U of T.
All full-time and part-time U of T undergraduate and graduate students returning to studies in September 2021 are eligible to apply.
Each team must have at least two U of T students returning to studies in September 2021; only U of T students returning to studies in September 2021 are eligible to receive funding. Students must have an active account on ACORN with direct deposit enabled.
In addition to two returning U of T students, teams may also include:
Incoming U of T students
U of T alumni
Students from other Canadian and international universities
Local and community stakeholders
Students who received the COVID-19 Student Engagement Award in 2020 are eligible to reapply but must submit a proposal for a new project. Funding will not be provided to support ongoing work. Depending on the number of proposals received and for reasons of equity, applicants who did not receive this award in 2020 may be prioritized.
Students are not permitted to submit more than one proposal.
Value and Duration
Successful proposals will receive up to $3,000 from U of T for each approved project. The duration of the project will be three months. The funding will be awarded in two installments: 1. $2400 at the start of the project, 2. $600 upon the submission of the final deliverable. Only one grant will be awarded per project.
Call for Proposals Opens May 14, 2021
Information Session May 20, 2021,12:00 – 1:00pm EDT. Register
Proposal Deadline June 7, 2021, 10:00am EDT (EXTENDED UNTIL 11:59pm) at https://form.jotform.com/211233547324246
Communication of Results June 21, 2021
Project Start Date End of June 2021
Submission of Midterm Report August 16, 2021
Submission of Final Deliverable September 30, 2021
Submission of Proposals
A single application should be submitted online at: https://form.jotform.com/211233547324246
Please review the form before applying and note the specific word counts for each section. PDFs and supplementary material will not be accepted or reviewed.
The full proposal is comprised of the following elements:
A proposal cover that includes the following information for all U of T team members: name, U of T email, student number, program, academic division, and campus.
Identification of U of T staff/faculty project supervisor, if applicable. The proposal should indicate whether the supervisor has agreed to provide any funding.
A two-page maximum project proposal that includes the following items (in alignment with the selection criteria listed below):
Abstract (150 words): a brief, overall description of the project.
Planned activities (250 words): a description of all project activities, rationale and timeline.
Project impact (250 words): a description of all activities throughout the course of the project and a description of how these activities contribute to rebuilding healthy, resilient, and equitable communities as part of our post-COVID recovery.
Global engagement (250 words): a description of all activities throughout the course of the project where team members will be globally engaged. Proposals should indicate why this global engagement component is essential to the success of the project.
Final deliverable (200 words): Description of the final deliverable, including any methods for potential distribution and future use.
Proposed budget: A breakdown of the cost of the activities.
A review committee will assess each full proposal according to the following criteria:
Project design and rationale (20%) how clearly presented and justified is the design of the project?
Project impact (20%): how clearly does the proposal articulate how the planned activities will contribute to rebuilding healthy, resilient, and equitable communities as part of our post-COVID recovery?
Global engagement (28%): how clearly has the proposal articulated how the project team will be globally engaged and contribute to the global community? how clearly has the proposal articulated how the project will deepen engagement among team members?
Development of new skills and knowledge (20%): how well is the proposal tied to new skills development for the applicants, including knowledge in a field; problem solving skills; working with others to achieve results; communication skills through presentations and reports development; inter-personal skills through interactions with team, supervisor(s), professionals and various parties needed to carry out the work?
Final deliverable (12%) how clearly articulated is the design of the final deliverable? To what degree can the deliverable be presented and/or utilized beyond the duration of the project?
Midterm Report and Final Deliverable
All awardees must, as a condition of receiving an award under this call, complete a brief narrative midterm report that describes what activities and outcomes have been achieved to date and the expected skills development of the project team.
All awardees must also submit a final deliverable. Since final deliverables will vary in terms of format, all deliverables must be accompanied by a one-page overview describing what the team achieved over the duration of the project.
The second funding installment will be released upon submission of the final deliverable.
Information about this Call
All queries related to this joint call for collaborative projects should be directed to: Office of the Vice-President, International, international@utoronto.ca
An information session will be led by the Office of the Vice-President, International on May 20, 2021, at 12:00 – 1:00pm. Those interested in attending can register here.
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During her time at both conservatoires Barbara performed in masterclasses for Ann Murray, Eugenia Dundekova and Marcin Habela. She had the opportunity to be mentored by great pianists such as Roger Vignoles, Gary Matthewman, Caroline Dowdle and Christopher Glynn. She has worked with conductors including Peter Selwyn, Michael Lloyd, Alexander Crowe, Michael Roswell, Natalie Murray and Jonathan Peter Kenny and stage directors such as Stuart Barker, Elaine Kidd, James Hurley, Beata Redo-Dobber, Garth Bardsley, Nina Brazier and Stephen Unwin.
Her operatic roles include Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Martha in Martha, Marenka in Bartered Bride, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte.


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package org.apache.ctakes.assertion.train;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

import org.apache.ctakes.assertion.eval.AssertionEvaluation;
import org.apache.ctakes.assertion.util.AssertionConst;

import scala.actors.threadpool.Arrays;

public class CrossValidateChi2GridSearch {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

		AssertionEvaluation.useEvaluationLogFile = true;

		float[] threshs = {1f, 5f, 10f, 50f, 100f};
		for (Float chi2threshold : threshs ) {
			System.out.println("BEGIN Chi2 Grid Search with threshold = "+ Float.toString(chi2threshold));
//			AssertionEvaluation.evaluationLogFileOut.write("BEGIN Chi2 Grid Search with threshold = "+ Float.toString(chi2threshold)+"\n");
//			AssertionEvaluation.evaluationLogFileOut.flush();

			for (String attribute : AssertionConst.annotationTypes) {

				ArrayList<String> params = new ArrayList<String>();

				params.add("--train-dir"); 			params.add(AssertionConst.trainingDirectories.get(attribute));
				params.add("--models-dir"); 		params.add(AssertionConst.modelDirectory+Float.toString(chi2threshold));
				params.add("--cross-validation"); 	params.add("5");
				params.add("--feature-selection");	params.add(Float.toString(chi2threshold));

				// Build up an "ignore" string
				for (String ignoreAttribute : AssertionConst.annotationTypes) {
					if (!ignoreAttribute.equals(attribute)) {

						if (ignoreAttribute.equals("historyOf")) {
							ignoreAttribute = ignoreAttribute.substring(0, ignoreAttribute.length()-2);
						}

						params.add("--ignore-" + ignoreAttribute);
					}
				}
				String[] paramList = params.toArray(new String[]{});

				//			System.out.println(Arrays.asList(paramList).toString());

				// Run the actual assertion training on just one attribute
				AssertionEvaluation.main( paramList );
			}
		}

	}
}

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46 National Sites Visited And Counting…
We are Beverly and Rhonda Breiser. In early 2004, while still in our 40s, we were discussing our future and what we wanted to do. I turned to Bev and said "I can't see doing this for another 20 plus years." We both worked in Information Technology (IT) and burn out is common in this field. Work was consuming our lives. On vacations work came along as an unwanted, annoying third party. So we decided to retire early which for us would end up being in our fifties. We saved, saved, saved and saved some more to meet that goal over the next eleven years.
This blog is about that retirement. We consider it the better half of our lives.We sold our house. Bought a newer RV. It is a 2010, 36 foot, gas powered, Fleetwood Bounder, that we named Beau. We tricked Beau out by upgrading his electrical system with 1120 watts of solar panels and three 200 Amp lithium batteries. Next came composting toilets, replacing the dinette booth with a computer/credenza work station and dinette and finally removing the sofa for a more comfortable theater sofa replacement. Yes, we added all the usual electronics gadgets like a cell booster and then hit the road.
Our retirement dream? To spend 3 – 5 years on the road visiting as many of the 400+ National Parks, Historical Sites, Preserves, Reserves, Memorials, Scenic Trails and Recreation Areas this nation has to offer. After that, a move to Spain. But that's another story and another blog to come. For now, we hope you'll join us for this incredible journey. We know there are tons of websites that address full-time RVing, campsites, mechanics and all the ins and outs of the rving lifestyle. This one is mainly dedicated to blogging about our National Park System and all it has to offer. Please follow along as we write about the places we'll visit, people we'll meet, things we'll learn and share on the pages of this blog. And as they say on the road…Safe Travels!
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The Places We Will Go
These are the places we are planning on visiting in 2019.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park
Possibilities:
First Ladies National Historic Site
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
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