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- Whisk together peanut oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, green onions, garlic, brown sugar, ginger, red chile flakes, sesame oil, and salt. Place fish in a glass dish, and pour marinade over all. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
- Preheat barbecue or gas grill.
- Oil the grill rack, and adjust height to 5 inches from coals. Remove salmon from marinade, and place on grill. Grill for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at thickest part, or until fish just flakes when tested with a fork. Turn halfway through cooking.
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Marinade didn't kick in. Maybe try marinating for longer next time...
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Great marinade! I used olive oil instead of peanut and omitted the onions with good results. Great smell and taste.
I have been using this recipe for about 2 years. It is my favorite salmon recipe and always turns out delicious. I have substituted onion powder and garlic powder for the fresh ingredients and...
This was delicious! I bought the huge salmon you can get at Costco and marinaded it over night. I wrapped it in foil and threw it on the grill! I hate fish and usually don't eat it but this was ...
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After a year of making this recipe I made it again last night and it was fantastic. I added more garlic and reduced the sauce, but this is the best salmon recipe ever. I used go to a restauran...
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A newer zombie film from the UK, "Devil's Playground" apparently offers SUPER ATHLETIC FAST ZOMBIES. Which probably will just end up meaning a hybrid between two film fads from this movie's production year, zombies and parkour. In any case, let's see if it can keep the interest of our resident zombie aficionados Starkwell and Lovelock.
[Montage explaining how the outbreak started.]
Starkwell: Who the fuck would volunteer for that?
Lovelock: And I thought the FDA was too loose.
Starkwell: Let's never go to the UK.
We are then introduced to a series of characters and some recognizable faces. Most of the characters seem to be criminals. Starkwell said something like "I smell an Anti-Hero."
[Scientists lose control of one of the trial patients.]
Starkwell: They don't even know if it's contagious? Worst scientists ever.
Lovelock: Shhhh… let the crazy rabid zombie eat in peace.
[Main character shoots zombie in the head a lot. Bitten scientists immediately sprout up and ATTACK.]
Starkwell: Well, that answers the contagious question.
Lovelock: And the scientists got what they deserve. Win win.
Starkwell: I'm pretty sure it's just lose.
Lovelock: For who?
Starkwell: Us.
This is a pretty violent mess. And the outbreak EXPLODES ALL OVER LONDON.
[Cole, clearly infected, shoots a dude who tries to kill him. In the head.]
Lovelock: I like Cole.
Then zombies chased Cole through a parking lot and there was some of the lamest and most forced parkour ever. They laughed. Hard. There wasn't much talking after that. They were watching the movie pretty quietly, seemingly interested at what would happen next.
[Zombies are scared of the water.]
Lovelock: Geez, are they zombies or SYNGENORs?
Starkwell: Pretty obscure reference. Try again.
Lovelock: Are they zombies or the stupid aliens from "Signs"?
Starkwell: Better.
Starkwell: I have a big problem with the fact that some people turn zombie instantaneously, and others take a long time.
Lovelock: I have a big problem with the fact the American dude is a total douchebag.
Starkwell: Well, at least they're playing up the idea that our worst enemy is ourselves.
Lovelock: I guess… more like our worst enemy is the dude from the USA.
Starkwell: And his piece of shit British lady friend.
[Joe doesn't want Angela to go with Cole, fearing that they will do experiments on her.]
Starkwell: Joe seems like a good guy and all, but doesn't he realize that she is the key to making this horrifying outbreak stop?
Lovelock: He's either stupid, or selfish. Either way, it ain't great for ol' Joe.
There's a fairly intense ending, complete with standoff between our two heroes and a horde of zombies. Lovelock cried, Starkwell laughed at him. Good times were had by all. Fairly cookie cutter stuff, but executed well enough to deserve a place in the mediocre pile of "not that shitty" zombie movies.
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Marketing Merit Aid: The Response of Flagship Campuses to State Merit Aid Programs
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Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program after 18 Years: Benefits, Unintended Consequences, and Changes
James V. Condon, Lori H. Prince, and Erik B. Stuckart
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A Mead resident has been hospitalized with neuro-invasive West Nile Virus, according to a news release from the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment.
Test results on Thursday confirmed the illness is West Nile Virus. This is the first human case of West Nile Virus in Colorado for the 2018 mosquito season, according to the release.
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The Purpose of the Wilderness Tabernacle
On Mount Sinai, Moses received more than just the Ten Commandments. Also included were the detailed instructions for building a meeting place for God and His people. The Tabernacle was a temple of worship that involved specific protocols and procedures. These protocols purposely provided a possible means for God's people to dwell with Him per God's request.
Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
— Exodus 25:8
From the fall in Genesis up until the Tabernacle construction, the Bible records people occasionally walking and talking with God but not dwelling with Him. As we shall see, it is within the framework of this Old Testament sanctuary that God draws His people closer to Himself through an intricate sacrificial system. This arrangement can speak volumes to us today about the specifics of such a great salvation and indescribable gift.
. . . how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation . . . ?
— Hebrews 2:3
Every detail that Christ accomplished to restore our relationship with God can be discovered in the particulars of the wilderness tabernacle.
It's About a Covenant Relationship
While reading the details of these instructions, it is easy to gloss over them without awareness of a New Testament connection to a relationship with God through Christ.
I hesitate to use the word "relationship," because of its broad and adulterated use in the present culture that most often brings a lot of fickle "no strings attached" associations. As we shall see in this structure, and throughout the entirety of Scripture, a covenant relationship, by God's standards, is a life and death matter and worthy of our comprehension and loyal application.
This Biblical portion of temple details can seem a bit redundant and unnecessary if we view it as merely historical and Old Testament. But Paul informs us that there is a great reason to study these very things.
For whatever was written in the past (Old Testament) was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
— Romans 15:4
These things (Old Testament) happened to them as examples, and they were written for our instruction upon whom the ends of the age have come
— I Corinthians 10:11
"These things" are about the experiences of the children of Israel in their wilderness journey to the promised land. These experiences all related to their relationship with the God who delivered them.
Fifty chapters of the Bible are devoted to the wilderness tabernacle that was central to that relationship, which, I think we can safely assume, makes it a relatively important topic as far as God is concerned.
"These things" also contain the blueprint for faith. Residing within each material and measurement is a lesson in the necessities of being in fellowship with the God of creation. And Jesus is central to all.
Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
— Hebrews 8:1-5
The writer of Hebrews makes it clear that the Tabernacle is a shadow and type of heavenly things. There are divine spiritual lessons that pertain to our spiritual life that can be discovered within the parameters of this template.
Jesus Himself also made it clear to His followers that He was, in fact, the subject matter of "these things."
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
— Luke 24:27
John, too, makes the connection with Christ and the Tabernacle.
And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
— John 1:14
The Cross Is Key
From an introductory topical perspective, we can see how this structure connects us with Jesus, beginning with the arrangement of the furnishings in the shape of a cross. This iconic shape was evident in the arrangement of tribes around the Tabernacle in their North, South, East, and West positions. All things in this meeting place will point to Jesus Christ and His crucifixion, that we might experience a restoration of relationship with God. Paul, the author of a good portion of the New Testament, considered this His most valuable goal.
I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified
— I Corinthians 2:2
The Pattern Is Everywhere Throughout Scripture
According to Glen Carpenter, in his book Connections, there are seven physical structures in the Bible built obviously and specifically for worship, beginning with The Tabernacle of Moses.
- The Tabernacle of Moses
- The Tabernacle of David
- The Temple of Solomon
- Zerubbabel's Temple
- The Temple of Herod
- The Temple of Ezekiel's Vision
- The Temple which is the Body of Christ
Dinah Dye, the author of The Temple Revealed in Creation, and an expert on this topic, teaches that the number seven in Scripture strongly connects with the fulfillment of house-building. This revelation helps correlate the creation account with a less visible macrocosm of a temple structure to build a kingdom family.
Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them were finished. And on the seventh day, God ended His work which He had done, and He rested (took His seat upon the throne) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
— Genesis 2:1-2.
Notably, similar language is applied to both creation and house- and tabernacle-building in the book of Proverbs.
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. And by knowledge, rooms are filled with all riches, precious and pleasant.
— Proverbs 24:3-4 LEB
Yahweh in wisdom founded the earth; he established the heavens in understanding. With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.
— Proverbs 3:19-20 LEB
This phraseology applies to a prophecy of the coming Messiah recited by the prophet Isaiah.
And a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit. And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him— a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.
— Isaiah 11:1-3 LEB
As it applies to the wilderness tabernacle, Bezalel, meaning "in the shadow of God," son of Uri, meaning "light," is assigned by God the task of skillfully designing this structure. Aholiab also is included in this assignment. His name means "tent of my father."
And Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Jehovah hath given wisdom and understanding to know to do every work of the service of the sanctuary, have done according to all that Jehovah commanded.
— Exodus 36:1 YLT98
The meanings of the names of those involved in its construction relate to the Tabernacle's purpose. It was to serve as a shadow of the Son of God, the Light of the world, who would connect us back to the tent (Tabernacle) of the Father.
In rabbinical literature Bezalel possessed such great wisdom that he could combine those letters of the alphabet with which heaven and earth were created; this being the meaning of the statement (Exodus 31:3): "I have filled him . . . with wisdom and knowledge," which were the implements by means of which God created the world"
— Wikipedia on Bezalel
The Bible also ends with this very same purpose. God creates a space and place to dwell and be in a relationship with the man that He has created.
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
— Revelation 21:3
Everything in between these bookends of the Genesis creation to the Holy City in Revelation is the fundamental mechanism of that accomplishment.
"Connections" by Glen Carpenter
"The Temple Revealed in Creation" Dinah Dye
"The Tabernacle of Moses" Kevin J. Connor
Questions & Answers
What did the tabernacle teach us about God?
The Tabernacle teaches us that God is loving, merciful, and forgiving. It shows us that He made a great sacrifice on our behalf in order to dwell with us. All of the symbols and types in this structure point to the work that He did through His one and only Son Jesus in order to make dwelling with Him possible. He fulfilled every necessary detail.Helpful 4
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
The Ark of the Covenant was a box in the Holy of Holies of the wilderness Tabernacle. This space was only accessed by the high priest once a year on behalf of Himself and the people.
The Ark contained the copies of the commandments which were seen as the relational agreement between God and man. There were two other items in the ark, an almond branch that budded, recognizing the right of the Aaronic priesthood, and a golden pot of manna as a memorial of God's provision for His people during their wilderness journey.
The Ark has also been referenced in Scripture as God's footstool and His presence was said to have dwelt between the two Cherubim. These were a part of the mercy seat that covered the box as types of guardians of His presence.Helpful 4
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These specific tabernacles are back on the earth and have the same purpose as at the time of Moses, to bring the children of God into his presence.
Thank you for writing such an informative article. I am a prayer intercessor and prayer warrior and am learning to incorporate things in prayer that relate to the tabernacle and I went looking for further information on the meaning of tabernacle. This gave me some great depth and information in understanding the ways of the Lord. This is not a topic I have seen discussed in church and I'm not sure a lot of Christians understand how important this information is. Really something I would love doing more research and study on.
So many thanks for your encouragement and friendship. I will be reading all of the articles. Love ya Tam.
I know it's been a while. For some reason, I have not been able to put two words together coherently for a long time now. I am just now trying to ease back in to commenting and editing my old articles so they can attract a few readers. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that the symbolism of the article here makes me have to take notes. Every bit of it is so interesting. I will absolutely never forget the illustration of the tribes' positions making the cross. If I close my eyes right now, I see it! I was so enamored of our Jewish roots at one time I was trying to learn Hebrew. But, like everything else I try, I run into my learning disabilities and realize just how long it would take to learn the basics, (many many many years) so I just put it down and move on. What a horrible attitude, huh? The only thing I have been able to learn a bit and keep working at it is playing music. I blame that on my instrument because it is so awesome. Anyway, I'm off to take notes on your second article.
I have never enjoyed an article of yours more! I loved it! The Tabernacle has never been so crystal clear. It gives me chills when I see Jesus used all of the characteristics of, and objects in the Tabernacle to point to Himself. It becomes almost impossible to miss the significance of each thing as it's described. Any person of traditional Jewish heritage must be dismissing out of hand so many markers and symbols pointing to the Savior of Israel and of the world. Tam, I saved the article on Pinterest and will share it with my Ex-Jehovah's Witness Support Group on Facebook. I can't wait to read the second half. I thank God for using His people through the ages to call all of the sheep home. I thank God for each detail of the Tabernacle that would be another chance for someone blinded by Satan to the truth to be restored to full sight. The relation to the cross will be particularly meaningful to my Ex-JW support group who struggle with so many basic Christian symbols and foreshadowings. Have a happy happy Thanksgiving! Much love to you sister.
Tamarajo, I have even come to prefer "fellowship" to "relationship." Fellowship takes the relationship into intimacy where we actually communicate and share our feelings; some relationships are just nominal. Thanks for refreshing our minds on the real purpose of the tabernacle.
I taught on the construction of the tabernacle a few years ago, and I love the meaning and the purpose of it. Thanks for refreshing my memory on the topic.
As far as "relationship," I kind of like the word. People ask what religion am I, and I tell them I don't have a religion. I have a relationship with the God of the Universe. Thanks for another one of your well written and enlightening pieces.


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BRIGHTON TWP. -- Heritage Valley Health System has hired a Pennsylvania-based national firm to take over its security services.
Dan Murphy, system spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that Conshohocken-based Allied Barton Security Services, which has an office in Pittsburgh, will take over services as of May 8. No contract figures have been released.
Allied Barton will handle security for the Heritage Valley Beaver campus in Brighton Township, the Heritage Valley Sewickley campus and the Heritage Valley Staunton Clinic site in Rochester.
No security employment numbers have been released, but Murphy said all current staff will be offered the opportunity to interview for positions with Allied Barton or may apply for existing open positions for which they qualify at Heritage Valley Health System. Severance and outplacement assistance will be offered consistent with existing human resources policy, he said.
Allied Barton, which was founded in Pittsburgh in 1957,has 55,000 employees at 120 offices across the nation and has more than 3,300 customers, according to its company website.
Heritage Valley Health System conducted an extensive evaluation of its security services "in direct response to the very real concerns for the mitigation and management of workplace violence in our society today," Murphy said.
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In response to that move, Murphy previously said, "In light of the challenges of health-care payment reform and the continued decline in regional population and hospital patient volumes, Heritage Valley must make difficult decisions like these to ensure that our health system remains viable and competitive well into the future."


text: kleese Posted October 23, 2018 Two things: 1. I love making random, arbitrary threads "official." 2. Starting this type of thread probably deserves banishment for jinx purposes so I understand if I get locked out for this. But let me make clear this is only to discuss POSSIBILITIES. Not making any predictions or counting any chickens. Every year people get confused in this thread. We can literally lose our next four games and the thread would still be relevant. Again, this thread only exists to discuss and outline the mathematical probabilities and possibilities. So even if at some point we begin to perform like a total pretender, the thread lives until the math says it dies. Including FLEX scheduling news in here as well in case any of that crops up (more on that in a minute). First let's talk playoffs: —It is way too early to truly dissect the landscape or even know who to really root for or against, but one thing this year does appear to be taking shape— the NFC playoff race might be "softer" this year. Last year, 9-7 wouldn't cut it; this year I'm predicting at least one 9-7 team makes it in as a wild card (and maybe one as a division winner too). You have to look at the potential 2nd and 3rd Place teams in each division to figure that out. I will be VERY surprised if the second place team in the East or West wins 10 games. I do think the south second place team could finish with 10; I think the North also looks shaky, meaning this year things are primed for a 9-7 wild card. So while the division should 100% be our goal right now, I'd say as long as 9-7 is still within reach your team will be very much alive in the NFC this year. —No brainer obviously to root against the East teams. If you are already counting the Giants out then they become potentially helpful both against the Eagles and Boys and any other potential NFC contenders. Beyond that just always root for AFC teams to beat NFC teams and for bottom teams like the Cardinals and 49ers to pull as many upsets as possible. As the season goes along, it will become more clear who the real enemies and threats might be. —Right now, the Redskins are in very good position with an early two game lead in loss column. Consider this: even if we lose to both the Giants and Falcons the next two weeks we are GUARANTEED at least to still be in a tie for first place. The Eagles and Cowboys are both 3-4 and both have BYE weeks in the next two weeks... meaning even if we go 0-2 and they both go 1-0, we would find ourselves in a three way tie at the "top" all at 4-4. While the goal should be to maintain or widen the lead, the truth is we have margin for error. Flex Scheduling: —Reminder for those that don't know...league must decide 12 days in advance on schedule changes with the exception of week 17.... Thursday and Monday games cannot be moved. —Our week 16 game vs Titans is one of 4 designated as a possible Saturday game that week. It's our game, Giants/Colts, Ravens/Chargers, and Dolphins/Jaguars. Two of those games will be Sat and two will be Sunday. It won't necessarily be the two best games as it's possible the NFL could "save" one for a better spot on the Sunday schedule. The league will decide this by week 8 or 9 I believe. —Week 17 is a total crapshoot. The league just waits until after week 16 to place games appropriately for week 17. No doubt if Eagles-Redskins means a lot it would be a potential SNF game or 4:25 start. If it means little to nothing it is likely noon. Nothing will be decided on that until after week 16 though. —For the other weeks, there really aren't many possibilities. There are two weeks that are shaping up as potential big flex weeks for the league, but those are the two weeks we play on Thanksgiving and the following Monday at Philly— and those can't move. —Our game with the Texans could be fairly attractive but that game is on CBS and it's a FOX double header day and the Sunday Night game is good... so there really isn't anywhere for it to go. I see a slim chance of that one moving. Always possible our game with the Bucs could move time, but also highly unlikely— and if it did it would be to just do some network shuffling, not necessarily to get it into a more prime spot. —In summary, I don't think there is much to discuss in terms of Redskins and flex scheduling beyond the obvious in weeks 16 and 17. The Texans game is the only other one that even has a slim chance in my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Combat is Hard
First let me state that the code works well but is restricted by the overall combat architecture, which I did designed. The code answers the question, "Should this one creature attack?" While this question is important, it leads the AI down the wrong path and makes it look stupid. The correct question would be "What is the best way that all of the creatures should attack?"
So now we know that the AI makes attacking and blocking decisions by only looking at each individual creature but that doesn't approach the intellect of playing against a real human opponent. A better AI would have to do an actual search and try to find good combat scenarios. (Doing an actual search may take 5-30 seconds but this is just a guess.)
Right now the alpha-beta search algorithm could be applied to Forge but it wouldn't take into account activated or triggered abilities. Each ability is hardcoded and tries to find a good target, the AI doesn't have a way to make an ability try different targets. The AI code would only see regular creatures with a few simple abilities like flying, vigilance, and trample. Also the code might not work with the rest of the program because of the overall architecture, which I designed on-the-fly.
So butter by backside and call me a biscuit, I think that's all I have to say. Hopefully the computer occasionally surprises you with a good play.
The blocking code is more complicated that the attacking code because you can have multiple blockers. And the attacking code does look to see should it attack with all of its attackers in order to win.
The blocking code tries to see the situation when the AI might attack with everything and then you attack with everything and easily win. Unfortunately I messed up the logic so even that doesn't work sometimes and it actually makes the AI seem more stupid since it doesn't race. (Racing is when you attack with everything and then your opponent attacks with everything.)
If the AI could figure out should it race or not, that information would really improve the AI's performance. (If the computer shouldn't race, it would attack less and block more, thus making the game go longer because the AI would be trying to topdeck something good.)
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- Huggybaby said...
Can you put the blocking code in a separate file? Then it could be adjusted as time goes by.
AI should always block the largest creature it can without dying. So if AI has 4 defense, block a creature with 3 attack. If human pumps attacker, so be it, we can worry about that later. It's better than sitting there taking attack after attack and doing nothing about it.
- March 1, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- DennisBergkamp said...
I'll make some changes so the AI should block a lot more often.
- March 2, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Forge said...
It would also be nice if somehow the AI has "personalities" to go with the deck, like aggro.
One of the hardest questions for the AI to decide is when to trade creatures when attacking or blocking.
(By trade creatures I mean that both creatures are destroyed.)
- March 3, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hi, just a quick 2c without really knowing your issue. Instead of the minimax search only exploring attack-or-block options, you could include activation of abilities, and paths for groups rather than individuals.
If you can take a hand, you should be able to enumerate every possible future state of that hand which is reachable in the current phase, then regard each future state as an option to be put into the search tree.
In that mode, one possible "choice" would be that card A activates an ability while card B attacks, another would be A attacks, another that B attacks, another that A and B both attack. So instead of searching for the best choice for each creature, or even for a group of creatures, you could examine the best choice for the whole hand.
The branching factor would be pretty high though, because of the number of combinations that a hand can be used in.
So I don't have any suggestions for good heuristics, short-cuts etc, but if the action is made by the hand rather than a card, then might that be a way forwards?
Also, is the AI only considering the combat (i.e. figuring out the best outcome for the combat at hand and what is left), or looking ahead to future turns also?
Thank you very much for keeping your blog and for making the software available.
- March 6, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Forge said...
Thanks for your comment. The main issue is that I haven't worked on version 2 that implements "undo" so I can't use alpha-beta or any of the stuff that I have been talking about.
"Thank you very much for keeping your blog and for making the software available."
Well I enjoy Magic and other people do to, so it win-win and everyone is happy. I'm just happy that something that I've helped to create is fun. (Fun is a very tricky word to actually achieve.)
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Wilson Kipsang wins in a CR 2:06:13. Click here for video highlights courtesy of NHK.
Wilson Kipsang wins in a CR 2:06:13. Click here for video highlights courtesy of NHK.
Like last weekend's Tokyo Marathon, the 2011 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, Biwako for short, was blessed with excellent conditions. The final domestic selection race for this summer's World Championships, Biwako played out as largely according to script as Kenyan Wilson Kipsang broke aggressive Ethiopian rival Deriba Merga over the final kilometers to win in a world-leading course-record 2:06:13, while a young Japanese marathoner, 24 year-old Hiroyuki Horibata (Team Asahi Kasei), stepped up with a PB of nearly 2 1/2 minutes to crack the 2:09:30 time requirement for a guaranteed spot on the Worlds team, finishing 3rd in 2:09:25. Despite none of them having a PB under 2:11 versus all six invited foreign elites having PBs under 2:09, the top contingent of Japanese athletes brought A-game, taking seven of the top ten spots, four under 2:11, five with PBs, one in a debut, and one just 2 seconds off his PB.
Somewhat erratic pacing took the pack through halfway just under the targeted 3:00/km pace, splitting 1:03:29. It was too quick for two of the 2:08 foreign elites, with Iaroslav Musinchi (Moldova) dropping off the pack before 5 km and Mohamed El Hachimi (Morocco) losing touch just after 15 km. Ethiopians Merga and Yohannes Abera and Eritrean Yared Asmerom ran up front behind the pacers along with Horibata, coached by the great Takeshi Soh, and pre-race domestic favorite Masato Imai (Team Toyota Kyushu), coached by Barcelona Olympics silver medalist Koichi Morishita, while Kenyans Kipsang and Moses Kangogo hung further back, Kipsang at times dropping to the very rear of the large pack and looking in danger of breaking contact. The 189 cm tall Horibata, who fell during the 2009 Tokyo Marathon and had numerous accidents at water stations in last summer's Hokkaido Marathon, survived several collisions around 15 km and near the turnaround at halfway, only to tangle up with Asmerom twice at key mid-race special fluid stations and miss his drinks.
Around halfway Merga and Asmerom threw in the first surge of the race, and while Abera vanished Kipsang and Kangogo seemed to appear at their side out of nowhere. At 24 km Merga made another surge, leading away a pack with Kipsang, Kangogo, Asmerom and one pacer, while a pack of seven Japanese runners held steady at 3:00-3:01 pace with another pacer. The lead quintet opened a margin of around 5 seconds, but by 26 km the Japanese pack had rejoined them to form a lead group of eleven with two pacers.
Shortly afterward Merga surged for real, and only Kipsang was able to go with him. Kangogo and Asmerom tried to follow but trailed off, Asmerom soon swallowed up by the Japanese pack which was now down to four. Merga and Kipsang traded blows, clocking 2:57-2:56-2:56 for the 3 km leading into 30 km, which they passed in 1:29:51 with the chase pack 27 seconds back in 1:30:18. Horibata, looking dead on his feet, took charge at 30 km following the departure of the chase group's pacer, pulling away from the group with Imai in tow on 2:07:00 pace.
With 10 km to go Merga threw in his hardest surge yet, clocking a 2:51 km. Horibata and Imai were making progress on 3rd placer Kangogo as Kentaro Nakamoto (Team Yasukawa Denki) began his own surge and began to inch up on them. Suddenly, the remarkably unlucky Horibata staggered, twisting and grimacing after being clipped hard in the right leg by Imai. It looked for a second as though he might stop, but although Imai waved an apology he took advantage of the break to throw in a surge and gap poor Horibata. Limping and grimacing Horibata fell back and looked in danger of being overtaken by Nakamoto.
Merga and Kipsang settled into a fast cruise, going through 35 km in 1:44:50. Further back, Horibata recovered and, holding off Nakamoto, began to retake Imai who in turn was starting to fade. Horibata and Imai went through 35 km together in 1:46:03 with Nakamoto 5 seconds back. By 37 km Kipsang had a slight gap on Merga, while Horibata likewise began to pull away from Imai. By 38 km both Kipsang and Horibata were on their own, Kipsang splitting 2:48 for the 39th km, Horibata overtaking Kangogo for 3rd, and Nakamoto gong past Imai for 5th.
From there on out it was smooth sailing for Kipsang, who easily broke the course record by 1 1/2 minutes with a world-leading 2:06:13. The two questions for Horibata were whether he could hold on to go under the 2:09:30 Worlds standard and whether he would hold off Nakamoto who had overtaken Kangogo for 4th. Both answers were yes, as he nearly caught Merga, who lost 3 minutes on Kipsang over the last 4 km, for 2nd and cleared the standard by 5 seconds. Nakamoto came a hairsbreadth from also clearing the standard, 4th in a PB of 2:09:31. Imai, in his second bid for the World Championships team, ran a nearly 3-minute PB of 2:10:41 but could not put himself into the bracket for Worlds consideration.
Kipsang said afterwards that he knew the pace was getting too slow for his targeted 2:05 in the third quarter of the race but was delighted with his new record nonetheless. Horibata, gasping and looking pale and dizzy, was ecstatic at securing a spot on the Worlds team and said he was very, very satsified with beating Imai after being tripped. Overall it was an outstanding day for the home team, with two more men breaking 2:10 to bring the number up to four for the year to date, suggesting that the post-Beijing malaise that has gripped Japanese marathoning for the last two years is finally over as a younger generation moves up. Now confirmed for the World team are Asian Games silver medalist Yukihiro Kitaoka (Team NTN), 2:08:37 amateur Yuki Kawauchi, and Horibata. In contention for the remaining two spots and alternate slot are Tokyo runner-up Yoshinori Oda (Team Toyota), 4th in 2:09:03 in his marathon debut, Nakamoto, Beppu-Oita 3rd placer Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) with a 2:10:29 clocking, and Fukuoka 3rd placer Takayuki Matsumiya (Team Konica Minolta), who ran 2:10:54. The team lineup will be announced following next weekend's Nagoya International Women's Marathon, the final women's selection race.
2011 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
1. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) - 2:06:13 - CR
2. Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) - 2:09:13
3. Hiroyuki Horibata (Team Asahi Kasei) - 2:09:25 - PB
4. Kentaro Nakamoto (Team Yasukawa Denki) - 2:09:31 - PB
5. Moses Kangogo (Kenya) - 2:09:48
6. Masato Imai (Team Toyota Kyushu) - 2:10:41 - PB
7. Satoshi Yoshii (Team Sumco) - 2:10:44 - PB
8. Satoru Kasuya (Team Toyota Boshoku) - 2:11:17 - PB
9. Masashi Hayashi (Team Yakult) - 2:11:19
10. Koji Gokaya (Team JR Higashi Nihon) - 2:12:07 - debut
13. Mohamed El Hachimi (Morocco) - 2:12:36
15. Yohannes Abera (Ethiopia) - 2:12:44 - PB
22. Iaroslav Musinchi (Moldova) - 2:14:20
35. Dan Hornery (Australia) - 2:19:40
90. Yuya Fukaura (Harriers AC) - 2:27:02 - PB (nat'l duathlon champion)
DNF - Yared Asmerom (Eritera)
DNF - Jason Woolhouse (New Zealand)


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Analysts predict big changes for grocers following Amazon's surprise purchase of Whole Foods, NBC News reported.
But they also say there is a clear winner here: Shoppers.
"This was a very exciting announcement because I think consumers will be the ones to benefit," said Lindsay Sakraida, director of content marketing at DealNews.
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She predicts competitors will improve pricing, loyalty promotions and other inducements to try to keep customers from defecting to Amazon for pantry staples, dry goods and even fresh food.


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Sequestration is scheduled to begin today, but the much-touted impact might be difficult to immediately notice.
Unless Congress and the Obama administration came up with a last-minute compromise Thursday evening, budgets for most federal programs are supposed to be automatically cut by about $1.2 trillion, including hundreds of millions in Georgia, as part of the so-called sequestration measures formed by an earlier compromise on spending and taxes between Democrats and Republicans.
The cuts are supposed to reduce the federal budget by about $110 billion a year, split evenly between defense and non-defense spending. Some big programs such as Social Security and Medicare are exempt.
But some of the cuts don't kick in right away, and in other areas administrators still don't know how the cuts will be implemented.
"We're not stopping our services to anybody," said Jennie Deese, CEO of the Athens Community Council on Aging, which depends on federal grants for a big part of the cost of programs such as Meals on Wheels and transportation to take seniors to doctor appointments or grocery stores.
Federal funding for Meals on Wheels and several other programs would be reduced by about $270,000 for Clarke and other northeast Georgia counties, state officials estimate, she said.
Many seniors are fearful they could lose the daily meal deliveries, the only solid meal of the day for some, she said.
But until Deese knows more about what the cuts will mean locally, it will be business as usual for Meals on Wheels and transportation, she said.
The sequestration plan also calls for cuts in such programs as financial aid for college students and Head Start.
Low-income University of Georgia students stand to lose about $83,000 in financial aid or work-study time in the first year of sequestration, according to an estimate by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
But financial aid cuts won't affect students this year, said UGA financial aid director Bonnie Joerschke,
UGA and other big research universities could also see reductions in federal research grants. But those impacts may be pushed off until next year, too.
Many students in the Technical College System of Georgia also receive federal aid to pay for college, and the system also gets federal money in the form of job training grants. But today won't be different from other days for the system or its students, said Mike Light, the system's executive director of communications.
"We really don't think we'll see any immediate impact," Light said.
Some economists argue that sequestration could be costly in the long run because it will slow down economic growth.
But economic analysts Jeffrey Dorfman and Jeff Humphreys disagree.
"(Sequestration is) not large enough to push the economy into recession by any stretch of the imagination," said Humphreys, director of UGA's Simon S. Selig Jr. Center for Economic Growth.
The impact will be greatest, he said, in cities with large military installations - Hinesville, Warner Robins and Columbus. And in the long run, sequestration will actually help, he said.
"Long-term, the sequester is actually good for the economy," he said. "These are badly designed cuts, there's no doubt about that. But if I have a choice between no cuts (in federal spending) and badly designed cuts, I'll choose the badly designed cuts."
The cuts don't even affect the parts of government spending that are most spiraling out of control, like the cost of medical care, he said.
And the sequester is just a baby step toward cutting the rapidly growing federal debt, he said.
"We'll have a financial crisis that will make the last recession pale in comparison if we don't get our hands around this," Humphreys said.
The federal government is now borrowing nearly 30 percent of the money the government spends, and money the government borrows leaves that much less money available for investing in the private sector, said economist Dorfman, a UGA professor.
"Every business in the world has spent the last five years, really the last 10 years, learning how to do more with less, producing more stuff with fewer employees," he said. "The government is the only place that focuses on how much you spend instead of what gets done."
The sky won't fall with sequestration, Dorfman said.
"I'm hoping the politicians will learn that maybe we can cut spending," he said. "I'm also hoping that people will learn that all this government dependence is a bad thing."
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By Discover Shropshire & Telford, 25 July 2018, 11:37AM
Improvements to the adventure ropes course include an extended high ropes course with more elements, more choice and more challenge. The Bornak safety system and full body harness makes sure each person is always clipped on to a safety wire, while allowing participants the freedom to move around the high ropes as they wish.
Customers at Sky Reach can set off on a journey through the woods as they tackle the lower tree course; balance and reach is needed to swing from tree to tree. But for thrill seekers and those who are up for a serious challenge, the higher skyline course offers 12 obstacles at an incredible height of 11 metres.
In addition to the two ropes courses, Sky Reach is also equipped with a 10 metre climbing wall with colour coded climbs for different abilities. If the sensation of free falling appeals, the quick jump descender is a sure way to experience an immediate adrenaline rush! The quick jump then works to slow and land each person safely on the ground.
There is a minimum height of 1.3m for course activities, pre booking is required at the Telford Town Park visitor centre located adjacent to Sky Reach. Bookings can be taken over the phone on 01952 382340 prior to the day, or at the visitor centre if you are in the park. Each 1.5 hour session is priced at £12.50 with a TLC card.
Councillor Rae Evans, Cabinet Member for People Services, Visitor Economy & Partnerships said "The team are so pleased to be opening the new adventure ropes course for customers in Telford and the surrounding areas; Sky Reach will challenge you as you set off on your own thrilling adventure amongst the trees. It's going to be one exciting summer in Telford Town Park."


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Grainger to Use JV to Broaden Funding of $280M German Apartment Portfolio
- Nov 12, 2012
By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor
A joint venture to be formed by Grainger plc, of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and Heitman, of Chicago, will invest in a German rental residential portfolio of nearly 3,000 units, currently wholly owned by Grainger, Heitman announced last Friday. The JV, named MH Grainger JV Sarl, will be owned 75:25 by Heitman, on behalf of an undisclosed global institutional investor, and Grainger, respectively. The portfolio's value is about $280 million.
Subject to the usual conditions, the transaction reportedly will be closing "soon." The deal, according to the announcement, is consistent with Grainger's strategy of aligning itself with third-party institutional capital "to make more efficient use of its balance sheet and operational platform."
The goal of this transaction is to let Grainger leverage its management platform, acting as the JV's expert partner in German residential property investment. Grainger will also receive fee income for its services to the JV and will continue to directly own an additional 3,400 units in Germany.
The portfolio comprises 2,985 residential units across six regions in Germany, including Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, and mostly in premier markets with high barriers to entry. It's made up of 112 properties, a Heitman spokesperson told Commercial Property Executive, the vast majority of which are no more than five stories high and have balconies and well-kept gardens. "Many benefit from interesting period features which tenants find attractive," the spokesperson added.
German residential, according to Heitman, "is an attractive sector offering strong income-generation characteristics, with limited new supply coming into the market, and offers the potential for significant rental and value growth in the medium to long term."
"We've been evaluating the German mid-priced rented residential market for a considerable period of time and believe that it offers investors compelling risk-adjusted returns," Rob Reiskin, co-head of Europe at Heitman, told CPE.
Grainger plc is the United Kingdom's largest listed residential owner and manager, with more than $4.76 billion of residential assets under management across the United Kingdom and Germany.


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Sebastian Janikowski is entering his 16th season as place-kicker for the Oakland Raiders, providing some late cut news didn't slip by me, and he's working on a huge contract extension from 2013 that includes $8 million in guaranteed money.
This makes him the exception to every NFL rule, which is what you would expect from the late Al Davis' franchise.
Imagine, there are 22 active kickers with career field-goal percentages higher than 80.1. Included on that list are Dan Carpenter, who was cut by Miami in the middle of 2013 training camp and came back a few months later to beat the Dolphins with a last-minute kick for his new team, the Buffalo Bills.
Carpenter was older and more expensive than the kid who took his place in Miami, Caleb Sturgis, but he was nowhere near as old or rich as Janikowski. The decision to cut Carpenter loose was the same as any other to lop a kicker or a punter. There's plenty more where that came from.
I'm here to say that the Raiders aren't as crazy as everybody thinks in prizing a proven specialist like Janikowski, the former Florida State star.
The release of Dolphins punter Brandon Fields Tuesday makes the point all over again.
He's the guy that everybody wants. The fourth-best punter in NFL history statistically with a career average of 46.8 yards per kick. Owner of the top four seasons in Dolphin history, with the highlight a 50.2-yard average in 2012. Six punts downed inside the 20-yard line one game alone a couple of years ago. Oh, and Fields is terrific in the community, too, winning or sharing the team's Nat Moore Award three consecutive seasons. For the franchise that brought us Bullygate, that ought to count for something.
Still, Fields was deemed expendable because he's just a guy who kicks the ball, not one who throws it or catches it or chases it down. When someone like him starts costing a little money, the Dolphins go with someone who costs a little less.
[Heat training camp is coming soon and it sure doesn't feel like 37-45 anymore]
[No-hitters happening at a pace to rival 1884, when the ball wasn't even all that round]
[Jack's 18 majors may not be the only all-time record Tiger has trouble reaching now]
If there was any favor done here, it was in releasing Fields before the final cut. That allows him to network with other teams and catch on somewhere else. There may be a tryout or two but what's the point? We're talking about an elite punter. He'll be snapped up quick in a transaction that takes the job of another worthy specialist.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins will go on like they don't even miss him, until somebody blocks a punt (that only happened three times to Fields in 594 kicks) or somebody mishandles the hold on a field-goal attempt (oh, yeah, Fields handled that job, too).
Maybe giving a veteran like Janikowski the royal treatment doesn't make perfect sense, but it makes more to me than giving a pro like Fields the boot.
Name Yrs. Punts Avg.
Shane Lechler 2000-14 1,185 47.5
Bryan Anger 2012-14 280 47.0
Thomas Morstead 2009-14 354 47.0
Brandon Fields 2007-14 594 46.8


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Of the respondents, 92% listed performance as the key purchasing influence but, at the same time, 23% said they use store brands and 63% are influenced by sales, coupons or other promotions. Even more interesting, it seemed that parents of multiple children, who had been through diapering cycles before, were more likely to use private label products. Said one parent, "After four children, I finally realized the Target brand was just as good." Another parent, of three, said she used Pampers for her first two children and moved on to store brands with baby number three, using the logic, "They were less expensive but just as good."
Additionally, 50% ofparents say they would choose and environmentally friendly brand if the price is right but only 12% said the use of "green" diapers is more important than price, wanting to avoid the use of chlorine or other chemicals on their babies' skin. One respondent said she buys Seventh Generation diapers on amazon.com, where they are reasonably prices.
When polled about issues with their disposable diapers, the only real problem encountered by respondents—regardless of the brand used— was occasional leakage and most admitted that these problems occur only at night or when it's time to go to the next sized diaper.


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There's a saying I came across years ago and I've always remembered it. It's a quote by a famous Indian diplomat named Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and it goes like this:
The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war
As Christians, we don't often speak in terms of war and military actions. This despite the fact that at several points in the Bible, it becomes very clear that there is indeed a war going on. It's an invisible war waged between forces and powers we can't see for the most parts, but we do feel and experience the effects.
The great news is that the final outcome of this battle, this spiritual warfare, has already been decided. Jesus defeated the great accuser, the father of lies, the angel of darkness when He died and rose again. Satan will get his final comeuppance at the end of times and it won't be pretty.
But in the meantime, this spiritual battle is causing big problems for us in our ministries and our lives. It manifests itself in conflicts, setbacks, attacks, discouragement, etc. It can make us angry, confused, deeply sad and at times so frustrated we just want to walk away from it all and quit.
It makes me wonder: have we realized the deep truth that lies in this saying? The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war. The better we prepare ourselves for the battle, the more we know what to expect and look out for, the less the chance of sustaining injuries or having to give up the fight.
When we prepare ourselves or others for youth ministry, we so often focus on the practical aspects. This is how you need to manage your time. This is how you can connect with students. This is how to run a small group. But how often do we spend time on preparing them for the battle that lies ahead in youth ministry?
Because it is a battle. Anyone who has been involved in youth ministry for more than say two years knows this. It's a battle against many things and a big part of it is spiritual. It's a battle against temptations, discouragement, false priorities and whatnot. It's a battle we're so ill prepared for, which is why so many pastors, youth pastors and youth leaders walk away from it all.
The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war.
The better we prepare ourselves and others for the spiritual warfare that is youth ministry, the better we'll be able to deal with whatever comes our way. What could this sweating, this preparation look like? Here are some of my thoughts:
- Awareness of the fight, what spiritual warfare looks like
- Awareness of the end result
- Knowledge of the weapons available to us, both spiritual (Eph. 6 comes to mind) and practical (for instance accountability, coaching, pastoral guidance for ourselves)
- Discernment in knowing when we're being attacked
- Knowledge of the power of prayer
- Insight into our weak areas so we know where to expect an attack
Now don't get me wrong: I'm not a member of the there's-a-demon-behind-every-tree club, absolutely not. But it would be foolish to pretend there's no battle, that everything is peachy.
We need to acknowledge this battle and prepare well for it, while at the same time seeing it in the right perspective: the devil has been defeated and Jesus is the victor. But until that final victory is there for us to experience, we need to sweat more in peace, so we bleed less in war.
How are you experiencing spiritual warfare in your youth ministry? How well prepared are you and were you for this? What would you advice as preparations?
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While it was the wind that curbed the CRT riders assembled at the Motorland Aragon circuit on Thursday, on Friday it was the turn of the cold. Though the wind had dropped, temperatures remained low, leaving the CRT riders with problems keeping heat in the tires for more than a few laps, and badly curtailing their already cramped testing plans. The legacy of the wind was a dirty track, with sand having been blown onto the surface, making it rather treacherous, and facing a cold, dirty track, most of the riders put in only a few laps on Friday, concentrating on other areas instead, such as riding position.
This was what both members of the Aspar Power Electronics team spent a lot of their day doing. Both Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro had received new seat units, to alter their position on the bike. Some of that work could be carried out in the garage, but despite only putting some 10 laps or so on the bike, Espargaro pronounced himself happy with the new seat, saying he felt much more comfortable on the bike. The runs that the teams did do were very short, tire temperatures dropping off quickly after a couple of laps, as James Ellison found to his cost, highsiding the PBM Aprilia on his third lap out of the pits and giving his crew a lot of work to deal with during lunchtime. Espargaro also spent some time working on the clutch, doing a number of test starts to improve performance off the line. Randy de Puniet, like Espargaro, took delivery of a new seat which helped his position, but the Frenchman could not hide his frustration at not being able to ride at the test, describing the test as two days for nothing.
The only team that did not appear to suffer quite so badly with the cold was the Avintia BQR squad of Yonny Hernandez and Ivan Silva. The Avintia riders took to the track early, while De Puniet, Espargaro and Ellison sat in their garages, working mainly on the setup of their bikes. A new tank meant that the weight distribution of the FTR Kawasakis could be altered, putting more weight towards the rear to try to gain some traction. The biggest problem facing the Avintia riders is front end chatter - a surprise, as the other bikes suffering chatter have mainly complained of it at the rear, rather than the front - which the team has yet to solve, and the limited track time meant that they were also forced to defer plans to test electronics and traction control strategies until Jerez in two weeks' time. But Hernandez told MotoGP.com that he was very happy with the test, having had some time to test so many different things.
The fact that the Avintia riders managed to ride during the cool of the morning and have front-end rather than rear-end chatter would seem to point to the FTR Kawasaki still needing a lot of development. The benefit appears to be that the bike can generate more heat in the tires than the Aprilias can, perhaps unsurprising given that the FTR Moto2 chassis is famous for having lots of rear grip, but less feedback at the front than, for example, the Suter. However, drawing conclusions from the CRT test is difficult: the Avintia press released reported Hernandez as having the fastest time, but his lap of 1:53.34 (MotoGP.com reports Hernandez as having lapped at 1'53.588) is over 4 seconds off the pace of Casey Stoner's 1'49.046 lap record from 2011.
The CRT teams have now packed up and head to Jerez, for the final IRTA test before the 2012 season kicks off at Qatar. Jerez will prove to be a proper showdown, with the Aprilias finally facing the full factory prototypes for the first time. Though the factory riders will be streets ahead of the CRT machines, the real measure of the CRT project will be how close the bikes can get to the satellite Ducati, Hondas and Yamahas, and how much progress the bikes have made since the beginning of the year. From March 23rd to March 25th, at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the truth will out.
oh dear...
That was quite a blow to the teams
(pun intended)
The CRTs are coming..(cue Jaws music..)
Considering the weather was bad enough for others to sit in the garage, I think this is a decent effort and once again shows improvement.
Sepang II, both riders were 6 seconds from Stoner on a similar 2 minute lap. Now it's 4 seconds. Edwards' fastest lap in last years GP on the Tech3 was a 1'51.6"
Substitute treacherous, cold, dirty, end of winter track conditions for the warm, grippy end of summer more likely outlook when the GP is held, added to three quarters of a seasons race development for the bike and experience for the riders and they'll have a competitive bike.
Then we've got RDP and CE II..the Jerez test will be very interesting.
Good luck to them I say.
enough of the tests already lets go racing please
think of it as foreplay to the main conjugal act that is racing..teasing and heightening the senses, leaving you quivering in fevered anticipation..let's hope a prematurely sticky damp squib doesn't ensue.
Seems absurd they whinge and whine about bad weather at the flyaways, when they sit on their pampered arses until mid April, waiting to shower in the waterfall of cash paid out by Qatar to have yet another race at the wrong time of year for the circuit.
Don't mind me, stir crazy this time of the year. Even WSBK is too dumb to cash in on the Primadonna's late start, having one race followed by a month break - coz that one weekend of work was SO exhausting!
grumble, grumble...


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Well after our swimming ventures I had to get some plastic strimmer stuff ( £7.99), pop to the bank and had promised Weeny a treat. Biggles had a date with a meter reader. As he has mothballed his house they are suspicious of the low meter readings.
After our £5 breakfast treat for two ( Weeny and I - It was extravagant but she loves it so!) I got sucked in by the reduced rail and the £1rail in the RSPCA shop and Cancer Research respectively.
Well for a £1!! I snaffled work trousers - black, long sleeved under shirt thing - the sort that turns spring and summer clothes into winter/autumn to wear under stuff , pair of jeans - lighter shades but good for summer, flowery shirt- not so much me but hey ho ( £4) and a t shirt and dress 5-6 for weeny Both pink funnily enough! (£2)!!! I also nabbed a brand new work jumper top thing for £1.95.
In addition I also needed a lint roller thing (£2) and indulged in lollipop freezer shape things(£1) and five packs of sweeties for a pound. (£1) and Biggles Valentines pressie ( The bad taste one) £1.50!
So an expensive morning! £27.50 gone before 1pm!!! Some investments though esp the clothes.
As summer hols are looming and new holiday care requires a packed lunch I put in an approved foods order for flavoured water, biscuits/sweet things as well as other useful and super cheap bits.
So its been spend spend spend here! But was nice!!!
Biggles and I attacked the Jungle that was the back garden. After the rain and a few weekends away to say it was overgrown was an understatement. Only took us two hours to hack at the foliage and grass. Looking much neater but I have an infestation of some sort of horrible weed that sends out creepers then implants a bit of inself further from the main plant.... and it is starting to invade the grass. Comes up easily enough but its very annoying.
For those with green fingers what can I do about this nasty???? Other than a good dose of chemicals??? Or whats the kindest chemical stuff to buy???
We had bolognese for tea - a small portion of mince with added veg does us fine and with garlic bread there is always enough left over to fill one of my lunch time pots.
Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese with bacon tomorrow.
Biggles has two more man jobs tomorrow - fixing a bike and putting on my wheel trim. Ahh bless and he comes home for a rest!


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contemporary locus 10 reopens the abandoned powerhouse Daste e Spalenga with the site-specific project "Passi" by the artist Alfredo Pirri. Using the structural materials (concrete, iron and wood) of the station itself, Neunau performs a live manipulation of the sounds created by this industrial cathedral.
The music produced for the performance represents a new chapter in Neunau's production brand new six tracks are available in digital download on Neunau's bandcamp.