New York City largest ever – again; record 31 marathons worldwide had more than 10,000 finishers in 2013 After its 2012 cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the #1 spot as the world’s largest marathon with 50,266 finishers, the first 26.2 race with more than 50,000 finishers ever. [...]New York City largest ever is a post from: Time-to-Run Marathon



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Nine in 10 consumers tell us the energy market should be referred for further investigation.

As your organisations are about to jointly report on the market assessment, our organisations jointly call on you to refer the market for a phase two investigation to address the pressing issues in the energy market today.

Which? research shows that seven in 10 consumers are worried about energy prices and only one in five trust the energy companies. Ever rising energy bills also continue to be a major concern for small and micro businesses, whose needs are more similar to consumers' than big business as set out in a recent report for the FSB.

It is clear that the energy market is broken and urgently needs fixing. Top of our concerns is the need to increase competition and to make trading transparent. For too long the lack of competition in the energy market has not been addressed. It is now time for radical changes that deliver an effective, competitive market that works for everyone, before the scale of this crisis worsens.

We all want to see a transparent market where consumers and businesses alike can understand their bills, compare prices and switch easily. We want to see the presence of strong competition right across the industry drive affordable pricing that give everyone the confidence they are paying a fair price for their energy.

Only then will we genuinely be able to set about reversing the trend, and rebuild consumer trust in the energy market.

Udine (Italy) – March 24, 2014 – Unesco Cities Marathon is the only marathon in the world connecting two Unesco World Heritage sites: Cividale del Friuli, ancient Lombard capital city, and Aquileia, a centre with important Roman remains, are exactly 42 kilometres away, the distance of the classical marathon. Unesco Cities Marathon will be run [...]Unesco Cities Marathon this Sunday is a post from: Time-to-Run Marathon



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Another of Dave Thom’s fabulous Bread / Loaf Recipes which the grand Scotsman of Accies support fame has made available to us. Simple and majestic Sun-dried tomato and Olive Bread Recipe * for the dough 500g strong white flour 2tsp quick bread yeast 1tsp honey 1tsp salt 2tbsp olive oil to add 8 sundried tomatoes [...]Sun-dried tomato and olive bread is a post from: Home Cooking



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While on Facebook we discovered photos of Dave Thom’s Marmite and Cheese loaf. It was so different and interesting, we decided to get the recipe from him and share it with you. Ingredients: 500g strong white flour about 320ml water salt 1/2tsp honey 2tsp of easy bake yeast 5ml olive oil Marmite grated cheese Method: [...]Marmite and Cheese loaf recipe is a post from: Home Cooking



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Our son had decided on and wanted to cook us rabbit for dinner for the past few weeks. And last night his wish came true, this after a raw rabbit had been purchased at the local supermarket.He had not done rabbit before and had his own idea as to how he would like to prepare [...]Rabbit ala Robin is a post from: Home Cooking



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The Finnish traditional menu for Christmas Eve Christmas Eve starters Silli or known as Herring which comes from the Baltic Sea, consists of 3 dishes .. one is with onion, one is with mustard, and one with Crème fraîche which is a sour cream. This is served with ‘baby potatos’, smoked salmon, mäti which is [...]Finnish Christmas Eve Starters is a post from: Home Cooking



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IAAF Melbourne World Challenge, Lakeside Stadium – 22 March 2014 Rising global shot put star Tom Walsh is on fire leading into his much awaited clash with Jacko Gill at the national championships this weekend in Wellington after setting a national outdoor record of 21.16m. This improves on his 20.61m set at the Lakeside Stadium [...]Tom Walsh on Fire in Melbourne is a post from: Time-to-Run New Zealand



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517,000 households have been helped to improve their homes to make them more energy efficient through the Green Deal or Energy Company Obligation (ECO) since the schemes started last year. Energy Company Obligation The Green Deal and ECO were introduced by the government to help people take control of their energy use and reduce their [...]

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Airbus and China's North Western Polytechnical University (NPU) have signed a cooperation agreement on exploring ways to further apply 3D printing technology in the commercial aviation sector.

Under this new agreement, NPU will manufacture test specimens of titanium alloy parts for Airbus using its Laser Solid Forming technology. The specimens will be manufactured according to Airbus specifications and will be measured and assessed by Airbus.

"We are pleased to have been selected by Airbus, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, as a partner to carry out the pilot project to explore ways of applying 3D printing technology in commercial aviation," says NPU President Weng Zhiqian. "This project is a test for our 3D research capability and we are confident we will deliver satisfactory results on quality and on time that will establish a solid foundation for further cooperation in this field."

"R&T joint projects with Airbus and Chinese universities are an important part of the growing strategic partnership between Airbus and China. This initiative is further evidence of Airbus' continuing search for capturing the best ideas in the world and turning them into industrially effective technologies to ensure the sustainable development of aviation," says Rafael Gonzalez-Ripoll, COO of Airbus China.

Airbus is exploring the use of 3D printing technology to manufacture individual parts or even larger airframe structures for the company's line of aircraft. Airbus is also working towards spare part solutions with this technology, which is ideal for producing cost-effective, out-of-production aircraft spare parts on demand.

3D printing technology could transform the manufacturing of airplane parts because it's potentially cheaper, and could result in components that are up to 55% lighter than those produced using traditional manufacturing methods. 3D printing technology offers greater manufacturing flexibility, a promising reduction in the manufacturing process' environmental footprint as well as cost- and weight-saving potential. In addition, this technique is ideally suited to producing low volume parts and is fantastic for prototyping.