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HOLY FUCKING SHIT. Wow.
Hahah holy shit!
Well, I was way off on that 3 minute thought.
Does Weidman have punching power? No bullshit I though he was just a good boxer with no power.
Ummmm Joe, Weidman dropped him, and didn't take him down you DUMMY.
10-8 Weidman round
Of course that punch in the first round hurt him. All punches hurt. Not convinced it knocked him down because he was "rocked", especially when he was only on 1 leg when he got hit.
Well there's power. Then there's POWER. But Il'l shut up wanna watch.


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French corporate taxpayers are subject to corporate income tax (standard rate of 33 1/3 %), to which additional levies may apply, depending on certain thresholds—i.e., the social contribution of 3.3% of the portion of corporate income tax exceeding €763,000; and an "exceptional" corporate income tax surcharge of 10.7% applicable to large corporate taxpayers (i.e., those with turnover > €250 million).
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If the French borrowing company is jointly controlled by several entities, the final guidelines indicate that each of the related lenders that jointly control the French borrower must prove that each satisfies the above-mentioned "minimum taxation" standard on the share of interest it receives.
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It has been observed that the tax authorities here (1) provide a reminder that these measures apply only with respect to joint control, and (2) note that only the deduction of the interest on the loan of the lender that is not subject to a minimum taxation is disallowed.
In principle, the deduction of interest at borrower's level requires that the lender is subject to a minimum taxation during the same financial year (FY).
When the lender and the borrower close their FY on different dates—for example, the borrower closes its FY on 31 December and the lender on 31 May—the French tax authorities seem to accept that the borrower immediately deducts the entire amount of interest paid during the FY, without limiting the deductible amount to the interest paid during the period 1 January – 31 May, as provided in this example.
This measure is generally viewed as being taxpayer-favorable; however, it requires a taxpayer to verify in advance that the lender will effectively be subject to a minimum taxation when it closes its own FY.
The accounting and tax rules applying to the borrower and the lender may differ and may cause an interval between the time of taxation of the interest income at the level of the lender and its deduction at the level of the borrower.
In such instances, the interest expense is deductible only at borrower's level when it becomes taxable at lender's level.
In this situation—and contrary to a typical instance when the borrower does not need to file any documentation (supporting the minimum taxation) with the French tax authorities—a supporting file must be appended to the annual corporate income tax return for the year during which the interest expense is deducted.
Under French controlled foreign company (CFC) rules, profits derived by a controlled foreign company established in a "low tax" jurisdiction are taxable in France (Article 209 B of the French tax code).
In instances when interest paid to the lender is taxable in France because of application of the CFC measure, the final guidelines indicate that such interest is fully deductible at the level of the borrower.
Tax professionals with Fidal* have observed that the initial draft guidelines conditioned the deduction of the interest income in France to the taxation of the corresponding interest income at the level of the lender. The final guidelines no longer require taxation at the level of the lender, but only taxation in France—a more relax approach, especially when the CFC is not a subsidiary of the borrower.
Whereas the initial draft guidelines were silent on this matter (which resulted in uncertainties), the final guidelines explicitly indicate that the interest expense disallowed (under this measure) does not qualify as a constructive dividend.
This clarification removes a risk of simultaneous application of both domestic withholding taxes and the 3% contribution on dividend payments.
In order to deduct interest, the borrowing company must be able to demonstrate that the interest payment was included into the taxable income of the lender and subject to a "minimum taxation."
From a practical standpoint, the final guidelines indicate that appropriate supporting documents could include the accounting entries of the lender (showing that the interest has been duly booked and included into taxable income) and its corporate income tax return.
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You may not know if if you were born after 1958, but the Dodgers and Yankees used to have one of the biggest rivalries in Major League Baseball. The rivalry still stands, even if the teams rarely play each other anymore, so it's so perplexing why CC Sabathia would think it's a good idea to wear a Dodgers hat to Game 7 of the Bulls-Nets playoff series — even if it is a Brooklyn Dodgers hat. It's odd in general for a baseball player to wear the hat of an opposing major league team. The Yankees and Dodgers have faced off in the World Series 11 times, the most of any pair of teams from the American and National Leagues. Check out Sabathia's fashion choice in the photo below. Photo via Twitter/@ClubhouseCancer
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Well I would personally like to thank Canon for garnering me the most likes I have ever had.
It appears to be an ad campaign for an ad campaign...
mpgxsvcd: 1736 x 1156 is NOT low resolution for video. That looks amazing. Minus the Moire.
How is it shy of Full HD?
EDIT - ah, widthways. Got you, my bad.
Cameron R Hood: Wonder if THIS front element is held on with double-sided tape? I will NEVER buy anything from this company, and I won't let the photographic community forget the foundation on which they built this company.
MikePursey: Quote: The battery door has a tendency to open during normal operation. Taping it shut when working in wet conditions might be prudent ....
I have to say I have had the K-7 (same body as the K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs), the K-5 MKI and now the K-5II and have taken thousands of shots with each camera. The only time the battery door has opened is when I was changing the battery, not once has it done it otherwise.
MikePursey: Quote: The battery door has a tendency to open during normal operation. Taping it shut when working in wet conditions might be prudent ....
I have to say I have had the K-7 (same body as the K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs), the K-5 MKI and now the K-5II and have taken thousands of shots with each camera. The only time the battery door has opened is when I was changing the battery, not once has it done it otherwise.
OFHS Heie2. I have never looked at the score on camera reviews (or indeed whether it is a bronze, silver or gold). I read the words.
As far as I'm aware, dpreview is not reviewing your manhood.
wetracy: "...at a price rather lower than the camera manufacturers' equivalents."
It's just "lower." What's the "rather lower" claptrap?
I think what you really want to say is that it's significantly lower, but your ad sales people will not tolerate that. And you can't bring yourself to go with the simple and straightforward, "at a lower price." So you make yourself feel better with a silly and superfluous "rather" tossed in.
I'd rather read honest copy.
Unless the words are "I want you to hit me as hard as you can."
Irrespective of the fact that I can't afford it...
How do we feel about the falling man?
(EDIT - apologies, I didn't see WAH ask more or less the same question)
A 'photographer-friendly' camera? What will they think of next ?!?!?!
photophile: The whole vote +1 or -1 thing is puerile & childish for an informative, premiere website such as DPreview - pandering heavily to the teenage facebook/youtube generation. DPreview´s hand has probably been forced by Amazon to include the feature to help with their sales (despite DPrevew telling us they are "independent"). But we do have a choice - just DON´T use it. Let Amazon figure out its own sales strategy and let DPreview feel the full force of ownership by a larger organisation.
Sadly I can't '-1' this, but if I could, how would that help Amazon?
Urbanus1234: Damn...this camera does not belong at 12,800. This image is just simply falling apart and beyond usable. Just goes to show you that fast glass always trumps high ISO.
Nonsense. Not usable for what? Vogue? Of course not. For recording things that people who would buy this camera wouldn't have been able to record before? Absolutely.
12,800 looks quite like 1600 on my 350D. Three stops in five years on entry level DSLRs seems like quite good progress to me...
The use of the word 'appears' is fair, btw, since the investigation is incomplete; 'initial conclusions'...'all the indications [so far]'...'appears to have very little effect'...'We're still working through the necessary studio and 'real world' shooting'.
Kelton Sweet: This is rough. I have always enjoyed the retro cameras... with their early-60's look. But NOW they are making retro cameras that harken to MY era! Youch!
I must say that you run the risk of looking pathetic with this camera, though. If I wasn't a camera buff, I would think, "aw, look at that person using that 13 year old film camera.".
It looks too young to be "retro", right?
Yeah you need a real big camera to look cool, right...?
You prompted me to log in just to leave a comment. Which is...
Genius. Genius. Genius.
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Recent trends in the price of metals suggest that using a cheaper metal, such as aluminium, may provide a significant commercial advantage. This project aims to analyse the use of aluminium in preference to copper within the distribution chassis of a panel board. To this end, a theoretical analysis is carried out on the base properties of aluminium and copper, and the implications of these on the mechanical and electrical design is interpreted. An aluminium distribution chassis is tested and a commercial analysis is carried out to determine whether aluminium is indeed a viable and more competitive option. AK2: Low Cost ECG Monitor for Developing Countries Supervisor Ahsan Khandoker Jim Black Students Brian Walker Project Description An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a medical device used for monitoring a person's heart beat. ECG's are commonplace in our society, however many developing countries cannot afford enough of them. 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Coordinating the action of mechanical, electrical, and software components, 'Jimibot' will play an array of music to a skill level which would take a person many years to perfect. This project marks a new benchmark not only in robotic instrument performance, but also in music. A pneumatic cylinder matrix will emulate the finger positions along the frets and solenoids will carry out the plucking mechanism. This will be achieved using control theory, microcontrollers and the MIDI protocol. JE4: You're not going anywhere! Supervisor Jamie Evans Students Garry Walpole Project Description This project is to develop a remote controllable braking system for a child's bicycle. The system is to increase safety for small children on bicycles by enabling parents to remotely bring the bike to a stop without locking the wheels. The addition of the system should have minimal impact on the normal performance of the bike. 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Our 'Autonomous Video RC Car' lets you race a real RC car using a PC racing wheel. A wireless camera gives you a driver's seat view of the road ahead. We will also program the car to race by itself, and set a benchmark time for you to beat … if you can! A USB interface will be built between the PC and the cars' transmitter. A control system will be designed to automate the car, using captured images from the wireless camera to determine the cars best response, and our interface to send the control signals. MC5: Modelling and control of a charge distribution network analogy for an irrigation channel Supervisor Michael Cantoni Students Filip Ivanovski Project Description Large networks of open-water channels are used throughout the world to distribute water to farms. The flow of water is set by gates situated along these channels. Regulating water-levels throughout the network provides a way of controlling the capacity of the channels and monitoring the supply of water to various distribution points. An electrical analogue to an open water channel will be designed, built and controlled. Charge will be distributed to a collection of capacitors, each representing the storage capacity of a section of channel, while also reflecting transport delays. The control objective will be to regulate the voltage across each capacitor. Decentralised and distributed feedback control strategies will need to be considered. SH1: High-Resolution Video using Compressive Sensing Supervisor Stephen Hanly Students Martin Ivanovski Sudhir Laxman Raskutti Project Description Digital videos are made up of many digital photos, or frames, displayed in quick succession. 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Inconclusive readings at best.
Odyssey reads almost 13v just off the charger. Says I'm supposed to wait 6 hours to get the real case with it. Did a couple of starts on it, and it never went lower than a fleeting show of 10. Mostly 11v. So that sounds decent for now.
At idle, the battery was showing 12.4 or 5 v, later on it warmed up to 12.8 or so at idle. kinda fluctuated.
Then at revs (like 4K) it climbed to 13.7 or 8, and stabilized, never saw 14.
So I jumped the VR and at idle it was 12.4, then spiked crazy high as soon as the charging light went off.
I guess the VR could afford to be turned up a notch, couldnt it? I'd love to see 14.2 or more at a lot closer to 4K.
I realized I spent the whole 50 miles trying to baby the motor just a little, anda not keep it wacked over 4 and 5K, which in this instance was probably not charging the battery very much, like at a minimal low 13v somehwere.
I guess I maybe owe Rick a call at Motorrad-E, to find out if maybe the VR is getting tired.
Gerbings said my heated jacket was 77w, and the headlights were 77w, and the GPS is at best 40w and the clock is what, next to nothing? and then there's charging and ignition at probably 50w altogether.
Thats still under 300w total, and the Omega should be able to handle that no problem, even at sunday cruising speeds.
So it occurs to me that the problem at Sandblast and the charging problem of two days ago are still a "not charging properly" situation, even though there are additional loads variables involved. I'm so slow on the uptake sometimes its stupid.
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I found that when that battery goes, it does not have the capacity that it originally had. If you get a adjustable VR from Rick, you can tweak it up to get you into the 14 volt range at say 3k.
They have a pretty good warranty on the battery. I had both replaced for just the cost of shipping. Which I then sold and bought the Westco's.
Of course it could also be the dreaded diode board!!!!! Make sure you have the new and improved one from Rick. HE HAS HAD ZERO FAILURES ON THE NEW ONE.
I just spoke to him on monday for a buddy of mine that needed to replace his old Omega diode board for the new improved one.
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I dont think I have the tweakable VR. Solid solid state. It almost seems like there's nothing wrong that I can measure, but still I keep killing batteries while riding
Thanks for the advice, though. I cant remember where I bought the Odyssey from, already :sheepish
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Have you replaced the bearings in your final drive yet?
Odyssey came to me used from an MRI machine, it's been in my bike since '02. Admittedly, it hasn't been used since I parked the bike Dec 31 '09. Was fine then.
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Still aiming for the PB300 in April and the Ontario ride on Memorial day as the next big rides, apart from commuting. I realize those arent races, but they are opportunities to tweak the reliability projects.
My friend Andrew who would technically be helping me with the FD is swamped by his own projects currently, and I have no idea how the last week and a half flew by :wtf
Seems the Odyessey are hit or miss
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ok well it just thickens.
I'm going to try a higher output Voltage Regulator. Found an Authority model VR at Eurotech Motorsports. Going to try that and see, since I really like the Omega system... I like how well supported it is, and honestly if I can coax it fit my style of riding I'm going to stick with it. The higher output VR should help charge the battery at a faster rate.
Speaking of charging, I've been using the small 1.25 a BAttery Tender (TM) and I notice RIck site says thats not for true Gel batteries like Odyssey. Odyssey says they are an AGM, so I'll ask Rick about that when I talk to him next week.
I might be due for one of those ignition advance map upgrades anyway, and he mentioned something about some H4 HID's that would be enormous light for the same wattage.
Regardless, I've heard it twice today that the BAttery Tenders might be cooking the Odyssey, in which case I have a half baked battery.
Long story short (too late, and no pictures :-() I still need to be able to use about 20 amps worth of power almost continuously in addition to replacing that and it aint working yet
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After all night off the charger, battery measured this morning at a resting 13.1v. I also unplugged the parasite BMW clock last night, too.
Seems like the battery is not too worser for the wear of the battery tenders, I guess. Am hoping High output VR and a good cleaning of the connections cures it.
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We replaced a final drive on the cow today.
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Dan- Thanks for taking the time to come over today. Was a real big help to me.
SO I started out the morning with a 10:30-5 period to a) touch up the valves and the head bolts (at 100 miles or so on the new pieces) and carb synch. b) swap out a final drive with a loaner core from Anton. c) I am kind of chasing a vibration that has cropped up in the past few days. d) still monitoring charging system issues. SO far, so good.
Left hand head bolts are a little looser than right as I go from 15 to 20 to 23 pounds.
Head gasket seating in
All of them take up well. Fair enough. Plugs look great, all tan.
Valve adjustment mocks me, once again. They are tight, for a start. And they move when you set them, even if you cant feel them moving. I dunno, this is one of the first jobs I attempted on my bike when i was under 20, and I still suck at it, but I just havent come to grips with that fact yet.
DanEdg kindly lends a hand here, when I start to ping. We get them as good as it gets I guess and buttoned up and time for a carb synch. Using a Twinmax, epeatedly keep hitting "zero" when I want to hit "Sensitivity" thereby screwing up the thing, did I mention repeatedly.
I've had good luck doing this with the Bing book method of setting idle adjustment, but like everything else, I guess the carb is got some gunk issues. More on the outside than in, actually. Actually I think we got the carbs set very well, eventually. No bog off idle, and the engine idles well, and has plenty of zing, still the kind of odd routing of the cables might be a continuing problem. Clutch has almost no freeplay. Need to adjust.
Take it for a small ride around the mountain, maybe 5 miles altogether. VIbration still extant. Doesnt seem to matter if I'm pulling in the clutch. Feel it in my feet and seat and hands. Weird. Honestly feels like the motor's unbalanced, but I am distracted by loudness of the right hand cylinder. Its tappy, with a ringing quality. I am going to have to go back in there and do the valves again, I think, and this time pay attention to rocker lash, although I cant figure out why it would go out of spec on this model year, plus I have those heavy as hell Motteren Israel rocker blocks that supposedly make the whole thing quieter, but I dont quite buy it.
THe ride goes fine. Mission objective A accomplished. THere is something about it I cant quite put my finger on, some visual cue I am not quite processing yet, but otherwise I rode it all the way home, so it was a success. We get back to headquarters and back the bike in, to prepare for objective B, the final drive swap. I'm still trying to get to the Pine Barrens 300 this coming weekend, and i am really looking forward to riding my ass of in the sand.
OFF with the back wheel. OFF with the brakes and brake cable... OFF with the paralever strut, OFF with the... no hang on, leave that on, we're going to need that when we take off the inner pivot.
Hey. WHat teh hell hex key size is this?
Must be a 12, my 10 doesnt fit. Crap.
(search entire barn for anything resembling hex stock)
Time: 2pm. I have about 2 and a half hours before I turn into a pumpkin again and have to pick up the kid from day care.
I called every Napa and Carquest and hardware store and Lowes within a half hour radius of me. Nobody had anything bigger than a 10mm. NOWHERE to be found. I WISH I had thought to figure out I would need this.
So Dan and I hoofed it over to our friendly neighborhood scrap guy.
I got a 13mm hex key there, and hit it with a flap wheel till it fit into a 12mm socket and then hit the swingarm with the Blue Wrench.
SHortly there after we have pivot Ausdrehen, and a little while after that, we have CHEATED DEATH and gotten the loaner rear drive back on (without taking the swingarm off, Nize) and I get it back together to the point where I can take it for a spin around the yard. WHoohoo!
Blue loctite on the inboard pivot threads for now, because it'll be coming off again in a few weeks. Then we take the left side pivot up to 120Nm. The the right hand side to 7Nm, and the locknut on the right side to 120Nm. Pretty straightforward, and not at all as scary as I had made it out to be. I'm thinking its possible the whole morning valve trainwreck was because I was avoiding getting into the real project of the day.
Dan leaves, And I am Dad for a four hour break. I put the kid to bed and come back down to the barn for another round.
I realize the charge light is not coming on when I turn the key on. It operates intermittently above the point where it should go out. I know it was working earlier today because I was watching it when i was trying to hold the rpms when Dan was doing the cable ferrules earlier. AANYWAY
I pull out my trusty Mottorad ELectrik charging bible, and surmise a blown rotor. Ground the DF terminal confirms the charge light is functional. SHorting across the sliprings also gives light, so I am still going with bad rotor, even though I cant get them to short to ground. Must be shorted internally, but its weird. This rotor has "Jan 10, '09" on it in my handwriting. I think I will be ordering a new rotor from Rick in the morning.
I notice when I am pulling hte brushes up that one of the solder joints where the brush solders to the D- side I think that the joint is loose. SO I have to pull the stator off to try and fix that. The solder wont stick to the base metal, and what a stupid way to terminate the brush leads! Why not a little longer lead, and a crimp terminal? Oy.
Objectives A and B accomplished, to the best of my ability, for now. C is inconslusive, and D has actually expanded in scope. Four days till a day in the sand, and then 4 hour highway ride home. Hoping I make it under power the whole way. THinking I should change out teh oil sometime before the 400 mile weekend. Was hoping to do about 50 miles a day till then, to continue shaking it out, but as long as shit keeps breaking on it I am grounded.
SO It has been a LONG day here. And my internet sucks bad enough that I'll insert pics of this tomorrow when I get an upload pipe worth its salt.
Sorry for the long post. Trying to get down all the details, since this is like my maintenance log, now, too.
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Sucks, Jason. Sorry you're having all this shit at once. If you order a new rotor, get a set of brushes with the rings, hate soldering those stupid brushes.
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All at once, heh-- I kinda guess its par for the course.. I'm not exactly a maintenance freak, I dont know if you noticed. Sometimes I let things go, and ya gotta pay the piper. FOr what, Piping I guess? but he's got to get paid.
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Stage, risking stating the obvious...what''s the state of the driveshaft? I'd be suspicious of that regardless ether it keeps vibing when you pull in the clutch anyway.
The battery thang, of your going to buy a chargere, just spring for the Westco LS12/0.8 OptiMate 4 DUAL or LS12/0.6 OptiMate 3+ Desulfator, has you covered on all sides.
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So I have another shaft to try out, one of those Emerald ones with the little suppositories for cush, so when I get the Anton-re-man'ed FD back, I'll put the new shaft in. This time, I just put the new FD on without taking off the swingarm.
Thanks for the recommendation on the charger... I will check it out.
The vibe is weird, its through the whole bike, like handlebars, pegs, and seat.
Have some cool pics, but forgot the MAc power cord, today, lol... almost out of batteries, (again!) will see if I cant scam a co-workers computer for a bit.
Looks like i'll get the rotor probably on Thursday, and leaving Friday afternoon, after a half day of work. Never a dull moment!
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I've been reading of your charging woes and it occurred to me that you may be thinking that the Omega system is producing close to max output at 4000 rpm. The output may be considerably less at that rpm. Perhaps check with Rick to confirm.
You could try turning off your heated gear and see what the voltage output goes to. Just a thought. Bill.
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2 guys Barreled in the rivermouth
Date Taken: 10th October 2007. 3608 page views since 14th January 2009.
philstagg Jun 17, 2009 Rating: 0
This must be a fake. No Goats or SUP's in it
sponger79 Feb 7, 2009 Rating: 3
The super bank comes to Devon. Just as crowded too!!!
The Deputy Feb 2, 2009 Rating: 4
in this line-up their is a candidate for SURFSHERIFF.COM.......you know it
Henerss:) Jan 19, 2009 Rating: 2
HA HA one guy towards the left looks like hes dancing on one leg
Henerss:) Jan 19, 2009 Rating: 6
HA HA one guy towards the left looks like hes dancing
Ed Stogdale Jan 15, 2009 Rating: 8
I swear this had already been uploaded, or am I going crazy.
Meunchkkleeerrr III Jan 15, 2009 Rating: 16
wicked pic!"!!!
Daveyboy666 Jan 14, 2009 Rating: -3
Yes it is very crowded! Very , Very, very crowded!
Portpipe Jan 14, 2009 Rating: 18
looks nice and crowded


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The Town of Niskayuna hosted a Nisky Fall Fun Run Saturday, Sept. 12. The course began and ended at Niskayuna Town Hall, and included a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile run, and a 100-yard dash for children.
The Nisky Fall Fun Run was created partially so the community could have a special fall event to look forward to and to replace a beloved community event the DARE Race.
Two years ago, the schools decided to do a different type of program for substance abuse so the DARE program disbanded in Niskayuna, and everyone missed the race," said Julie McDonnell, a Niskayuna Town Board member and an organizer of the event.
"It was always a fall race and it was always a fundraiser. It was always a community event that was very family friendly. A lot of people enjoyed it," said McDonnell.
As a runner herself and a Town Board member, McDonnell said she thought it would be a nice community-building tool to hold a race in the fall.
"My goal for this race is to make it a real community building event," said McDonnell.
She said that she is looking forward to seeing various clubs and organizations participating and that she wants to make it something "very kid friendly."
"We're having Radio Disney come, we're getting door prizes and sponsorships from local businesses. We wanted to start involving the community so we're hoping that it will continue to grow next year," said McDonnell.
She said the run is about creating a community event for all ages that involves nonprofit organizations, youth organizations, sports clubs and families.
Participants registered online by using the town's registration system (http://www.sportssignup.com/niskayunarec.start) or by downloading a registration form from the town's Web site (www.niskayuna.org) and mailing it to Town Hall. Registration forms were also available at Town Hall in the Office of Community Programs (One Niskayuna Circle in Niskayuna).
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The Belgians hit back with substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens scoring in the second half in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
Wilmots, the coach, said he had to lift his team's morale at the interval. "The players seemed like beaten men in the dressing room," he said. "But I told them that I was sure that we would score eventually."
"The substitutions I made injected a bit of pace, which changed the game after the break," Wilmots added.
Belgium take on Russia at the Maracana on Sunday.