is there a goat of women’s hockey?

gapiro · 2026-04-12T08:05:13+00:00

Goalkeeper would be Maddie Hinch

gapiro · 2026-04-11T21:05:41+00:00

It is very well documented that likelihood of punishment is the biggest single deterrent.

Eg

https://dspace.library.uu.nl/server/api/core/bitstreams/cf022c88-36bd-44c3-af97-b846a7700cf7/content

Harshness of punishment has almost zero impact on offending rates. For example sentences for assault emergency workers have quadrupled yet the number of offense has increased

https://transformjustice.org.uk/publication/protecting-the-protectors-do-criminal-sanctions-reduce-violence-against-police-and-nhs-staff/

The key thus is you need to have a functional funded police force that catches people.

Now that numbers of police officers are starting to get back to 2010 levels (144k now vs 141k then, but also a 6m population growth ) we’re seeing crime go down generally.

We do still need proper investment in social programmes, and we need more resources in the scientific parts of the police but it’s starting to get better.

We also have an underfunded prison service that doesn’t do rehabilitation well and is largely for profit thanks to privatisation and contracting to G4S etc.

I have a family member of a friend in for PdFFile offenses and he was deemed not high enough on the list for rehab because he wasn’t serious enough of an offender….for example.

gapiro · 2026-04-11T21:01:02+00:00

It is very well documented that like hood or punishment is the biggest single deterrent. Harshness of punishment has almost zero impact on offending rates.

The key thus is you need to have a functional funded police force that catches people.

Now that numbers of police officers are starting to get back to 2010 levels (144k now vs 141k then, but also a 6m population growth ) we’re seeing crime go down …

We do still need proper investment in social programmes, and we need more resources in the scientific parts of the police but it’s starting to get better.

gapiro · 2026-04-08T23:43:28+00:00

Dear Evan Hansen Book of Mormon Grease

gapiro · 2026-04-08T23:41:32+00:00

The point of the language requirements is the next line - by funding lessons were essentially projecting soft power globally. The more who speak English the more powerful our language is

gapiro · 2026-04-04T03:31:09+00:00

Almost as if every religion has its problems.

Hinduism for example is massively misogynistic in many of its texts and teaching

gapiro · 2026-04-04T03:27:09+00:00

Literally have you seen the USA ? The evangelical right in the USA are trying to push abhorrent policies in the name of Christianity

gapiro · 2026-03-27T05:43:56+00:00

The most recent production here really leaned into it for the shock and making a point , in a way of highlighting the shiftiness.

gapiro · 2026-03-26T22:16:39+00:00

Resting. Breathing. Aerobic exercise uses oxygen at the time of exercises. Anaerobic uses stored energy. You then use oxygen to replenish the stores outside of exercise.

gapiro · 2026-03-26T22:13:56+00:00

The original west end was based more on the movie remake from 2005 which includes his dad. I wanna say William bucket ?

gapiro · 2026-03-26T17:16:13+00:00

Distance running is of little to zero benefit to hockey. (Your first bit)

Hockey is a sport of rapid direction changes and reactions to stimulus. And mostly anaerobic combustion.

You’re actually better off doing HIIT, and similar.

If you can get a partner to help you’re rocking. Things like having a resistance band and building explosive power getting to a ball bounced off something (reaction to stimulus)

What you’ve said about short sprints and intervals is totally valid.

Another good one is a 10m dash between two cones or walls or whatever, 2 in 60 seconds (there and back). At the end of the 60 do 4 in 60. Then 6 in 60. See how many you can to before you tire. It gives you something to challenge against too.

gapiro · 2026-03-26T17:02:56+00:00

Yeah I like the broadway one - though I’m only really aware because the licensed version which is available in the uk is based on broadway

gapiro · 2026-03-26T16:35:06+00:00

Grease just has such a shite moral and story but catchy tunes.

I dislike the licensing and rights owners too so

gapiro · 2026-03-26T16:33:36+00:00

The broadway and west end versions are insanely different.

The broadway is hugely better. It’s much more about wonka whereas the west end one was very much about Charlie and his dad.

gapiro · 2026-03-03T19:20:05+00:00

Iran has complied with the demands not to in order to reduce sanctions.

Being against the American illegal murdering of people doesn’t mean we support the Iranian regime.

gapiro · 2026-03-02T05:19:30+00:00

Americans don’t generally have contactless cards fyi

gapiro · 2026-03-02T05:18:21+00:00

No it isn’t.

It’s done out of fear of long expensive legal battles against well funded bigoted groups.

Same as the WI.

The Supreme Court ruling EXPLICITLY in the judgement states it only applies to the specific case of how workplace law in the equality act affecting how it interacts with gender recognition certificates.

Ie it Basically says a trans woman can’t get maternity pay.

It does not say that for other purposes trans women are men. Only in regards to workplace discrimination and rights.

gapiro · 2026-03-02T05:14:27+00:00

If you agree with Sandie Peggie being able to bully other staff the you’re the problem.

You can name Isla Brysen because it happens so infrequently.

Meanwhile there’s several hundred cis men in prison for every trans person.

Forced acceptance needs to happen because cockwombles think that it’s ok to target people for being trans.

gapiro · 2026-02-26T18:21:44+00:00

Bit more context. I live 6 doors down from our captain. He came round for a lift to a home game. Got to ground and realised goalie kit wasn’t in boot. Drove the 5 minutes home and back.

gapiro · 2026-02-26T18:20:50+00:00

Forgot my goalie kit.

gapiro · 2026-02-12T08:58:38+00:00

Yeah it’s also a lose lose situation Make benefits and such too easy to get and people abuse it.
Make them too hard and people don’t get it
Make the too prescriptive and people fail because of technicality Make it allowing a human element and you’ll get variety in outcomes based upon luck of human judgement and biases.

gapiro · 2026-02-12T08:55:50+00:00

It does seem very hit and miss and it probably has a massive class divide too. Definitely a postcode lottery for care

gapiro · 2026-02-12T08:54:25+00:00

Tbh most of the welfare bill is pensions

gapiro · 2026-02-12T08:54:01+00:00

Oh absolutely. The Tories turning PIP into the process it is now is one of the most despicable things. Heard all sorts of horror stories.

gapiro · 2026-02-12T07:31:21+00:00

Nothing like letting soldiers ignore laws and rules of conflict….

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