Minty

I'm tempted by a Half Marathon now... regularly do a 10 miler in training, in around 1h20... any good local recommendations?

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/barclays-u21-premier-league-tables.html?paramYouthStage=ELITE for the U-21's... http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/barclays-u18-premier-league-tables.html?paramYouthStage=ELITE for U-18's... Format is the same for both competitions: Top THREE teams from the Elite leagues go through to the final stage (semi-finals): - Elite league winner plays the winner of a play-off between the winners of Group 1 and 2 - Elite league 2nd place plays Elite League 3rd place. - Winners of above games play in the final.

The9 has too much time on his hands and his employer needs to have a word.

Sorry, you're too late We're just about to move in to a new place... and the owner (parent of a friend of a friend, which helps) is so happy with us, she gave us the keys 4 weeks before our tenancy started and said we could move stuff in early if we wanted to.

The papers use the same website engine - maybe Gordon selected Basingstoke rather than Daily Echo from the 'Which newspaper are you uploading this to?' dropdown box when uploading the story...?

I always look after places I rent. In fact they're usually in a better state than when I moved in. I also get to know my landlord and make sure I work with them - if I look after the place and am a good tenant, they're less likely to put the rent up and are happy for me to stay as long as I want. Everyone wins. Amazed how many people don't realise this, on both sides of the coin. I treat other people's property as I would expect someone to treat my own... i agree that, sadly, most people don't, and that many landlords almost *expect* trouble, which caused them to care less about good tenants when they get them, but I try to avoid places where I can't actually meet or talk to the landlord and make my mind up about them. Quite sad really that the concept of personal responsibility and respect are so alien to so many these days. That said, there is always a contract in place... not to have one would be a bit silly IMO, especially when the place is worth £1.85m!

Nice to see the Echo are trying to hype it up as much as possible: I mean seriously - just leave them to it. Disputes happen all the time, the fact it has to go to court is a pretty sad (although the law doesn't help) and without knowing more (which I don't really want to), making any judgement on who is 'right' or 'wrong' is pointless and impossible. Anyway, I've got my own £1.85m house to look after... *cough*

I dunno about S_S but I don't view it as 'taking on the corporations'... we just do what we want, when we want, and not when others suggest we should. Ultimately, a couple should know what each appreciates from the other, and what is important in the relationship and what isn't... so if Valentines Day is important to you, great, but it's not to us.

I was agreeing with you anyway, until it came to this line which I feel first hand every year... because it's also my wife's birthday! So we're going out for a meal on Saturday night because trying to enjoy a meal out tonight is pointless. Thankfully we also don't feel the need to do anything particular on Valentines Day, but if others do, so be it, each to their own.

Oh yeah, understand that, and if it works for you then no problem - all I meant was that trainers rarely recommend such a thing so I doubt you'll suffer if you DIDN'T do it. And as I said, personally I think you'll be better for tapering properly and making sure you're as fresh as possible for the event.

I would say stick to smaller distances and taper for the main event - i rarely see any advice to suggest to do a full trial run for any event of half marathon or longer, and if you've got a good base level of fitness, I would've thought you'd get through on race day without too many problems. I think if you push it too much in the build up you're more likely to injure or fatigue yourself.

I think most of the ones I was thinking of have been mentioned except perhaps Ryan Ashford.

On the contrary, I think it helps us work out who is worth paying attention to or not. I don't necessarily mean Le Tiss specifically. People moan about Facebook, Twitter, 'mongboards' etc... they're just mediums for communication. No one forces anyone else to use them or read them... we're just exposed to more communication and so have more ammunition to judge people on.

Standard stuff really... why weaken your position by indicating that you might settle. Sides will always want to stand firm until such time as it might suit them to settle. Settlements happen all the time... FF is only making a personal prediction, and I'd probably agree with him, even without knowing any details.

Some of you guys need to take a step back and read some of this, and ask yourself why you feel the need to perpetuate MLT and NC's own disagreement...? It's bad enough that they can't sort it, without the need for fans to end up *****ing at each other about it.

The thing I find most sad about all this is that increasing numbers of fans feel the need to 'choose' between MLT and Cortese. Very few of us really know either of them so all we have to go on is the public statements and tweets etc, which, today, has clearly led to more people being disappointed in Matt's course of action. Even fewer of us probably have any idea as to why Matt has such a problem with Cortese. If it is a private issue, then it should remain seperate from SFC and be discussed (or not) as they see fit... I don't care about that so much. If it is related to SFC then I would rather it was discussed and resolved for the good of the club, but I have never seen any evidence that this is the case, and it is the doubt and uncertainty that fuels the fans' unease. In the grand scheme of things, it's not that big a deal, and it's getting a bit boring to be honest...

Anyone can feel discriminated against - the deal breaker is whether that particular discrimination you claim is against the law or not. I've dealt with it plenty in employment law scenarios, and it can be a ***** to deal with. And of course, if you feel that discrimination *should* be against the law, then you try and do something about it. That's the beauty of democracy...

Most people yes, but not them. It's up to them how they feel about it. Discrimination is about how you are made to feel, not necessarily the legal rights... I agree with you to some degree, I think marriage should be permitted for everyone and Civil Partnerships removed, so everyone has the same choice, and no one should feel any discrimination on any side.

I must admit I don't quite get why people who want to commit to each other don't like the 'stigma' of marriage, as one person put it. I'm very happily married, with no religious belief or involvement in my life whatsoever, and that 'piece of paper' that many seem against, is simply that. A piece of paper. The bond in my marriage is entirely between my wife and I, we don't need that piece of paper, but it just happens to be there to record the event.

Here's a good article about the 'difference': http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9851634/Why-I-am-going-to-marry-Clare-Balding.html

Wet spot more like.

Nope. Although given the reports of how it copes with simple networking and wireless, I'm not sure i'd trust it with anything else...

All three of Asus' RT-Nxx routers seem to have had good reviews, and they look quite nice too.

Saw this one recommended on a separate cable forum: http://www.trustedreviews.com/Asus-RT-N56U_Peripheral_review but it is a few years old now and doesn't have the latest wireless protocol. Not sure most people would need it though.

Right, well I'm signed up for 60mb, install date of 1st March (the day I move in - need it straight away as it's used for work purposes), so we'll see how it goes!