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As far as I know the general rule is a max difference of 14T between rings, so dont think its a good idea
Anyone know what time the marathon batches start
7AM
Just got my seeding. B in the Marathon
Didn't think that one through properly lawl
but as lapa says (btw, do you have a Snor, lapa?) number pickup is from tomorrow so seeding should have been done (unless they're working their butts off tonight - when does entries close?)
hahaha I wish...
Okay. I'm in the advertising business. I do T-shirts for clients. A decent quality T-shirt costs around R65.00 for small runs. The design they are showing has only 2 colours front and back, so no more than R30.00 to print. R25.00 for postage. Total cost is then R120.00 That gives a mark-up of 140%! Even Woolies don't mark up that much. Lopoking at the design, that should have cost no more than R1500 - R2000 even from an agency, so on 500 shirts you can add R3 - R4. They are just too expensive. I bet you at R185, they would sell plenty and actually make more money.
But alas, I will not be buying this time round.
Very true. I was just giving a bit of background as to why a major retailer would always be cheaper than an event t shirt. I was not protecting the R285 price tag. I also think that is very expensive if it is a plain T-shirt with basic printing...
Generally the more shirts you print the cheaper it becomes. The problem they sit with is that they have to provide a price otherwise no one will order one.
Woolworths produces say 10,000 shirts and they have standing contracts with providers in order to get the best deal. These guys probably are only going to produce lets say 5% of that without any contracts in place so they pay more for the 'blank' t-shirt than woolies does. Then they have to split the design cost between 500 shirts and not 10000 which increases your per unit cost.
Its up to each individual to decide if R285 is to much or not, but they are caught between a rock and a hard place...
Afternoon all,
Just a quick note to let you know that we will be closed this Friday for systems upgrade and staff training. We will be open on Sat, Oct 2nd.
Thank you for your continued support.
Forgot to fix that...
Thanks for letting us know. Keep us up to date please with any developments
well they most likely already know where the cut off points are for the batches, so they might just post that on here? Number pickup starts tomorrow, so seeding should already have been done?
why isnt there such a big hype with photos and stuff like we had with van gaalen and hakahana ???
I think they have enough issues with the payment system keeping them busy...
A bit long I know, but still very interesting
This WAS AN INTERESTING comment on the News24 site
Please explain to me the term "PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED" with special reference to the following...
1. Who "disadvantaged" the black people of the interior of Southern Africa before the (supposed) belligerent 'white' settlers moved inland in the mid- 19thcentury? The fact is, what the 'settlers' found was not a hugely advanced infrastructure, deep mines, airports, vast libraries of written works, grandiose institutions of learning, etc. No, as little as 170 years ago they found masses of black people (indigenous to the Southern tip of Africa and continuously migrating) living on the fringes of the Stone Age, dressed in animal skins, wielding sticks, living in primitive dwellings, dragging and carrying things around, not knowing what a wheel was or that it existed since 3500BC and being used by the ‘whites’ as a daily tool.
2. Ethiopia - this is an African country that was NEVER colonised. Today it's one of the most desolate places on the planet. Question: Who "disadvantaged" the people of Ethiopia?
3. Put Zimbabwe and Germany next to each other and explain the differences. In 1945 Germany was (for all intents and purposes) flattened to the ground and torn in half. Fifteen years later, West Germany was described as an "Economic Wonder." Around the same time as the end of Apartheid, Germany was re-unified. It yanked the (unified) Germany back four decades in time. Yet, in (around) 15 years (for the second time in a few decades) it built an 'economic wonder' and is today fast becoming a global leader in almost every aspect. Reminder: Germany has a lineage strongly associated with WHITE AFRIKAANS-SPEAKING people...
On the "flip side," Zimbabwe was handed one of the wealthiest countries in the WORLD (e.g. a currency that was worth more than the US Dollar and known as "The bread basket of Africa"). What is it today? It's competing with Ethiopia to be the most desolate hell-hole on the planet! Can you explain that?
I can carry on for days - but that's enough for now. Just one more request: please respect the intellect of our audience and refrain from cheap (ANC-like) red herrings, such as. calling people "racists."
Kindly answer the following questions - directly and with tangible substance:
In parting, I would suggest the following: The term "Previously Disadvantaged' is as much a fantasy as is the delusional lunacy that threatens voters with the revenge of the ancestors (a bit like the "rapture" we are all eagerly awaiting for the 4 017th time since 2000 alone). It's the same delusional insanity that claims the words "KILL THE BOER" really means "Come over to my mansion for tea and biscuits."
You cannot take something from somebody WHO NEVER HAD IT! So what is it that white people, specifically white men, are supposed to "give back" to black people? Can they explain what it is that white men took from blacks?
1. LAND? Blacks NEVER owned any land. Any form of formal ownership is a Western concept. The 'black' tribes of the mid-19th century haphazardly temporarily SETTLED in an ad hoc manner - effectively governed by tribal savagery. In other words, the most savage blacks ruled the land (a bit like Hillbrow today). They simply ran away until they could not run any more - not having ANY grasp of the concept of a horizon or, for that matter, any measure of finite land mass - e.g. a boundary that is the fundamental concept of ownership.
2. MINERALS? More hallucinations aside - e.g. ancient gold mines, a little bit like the Zimbabwe Ruins (or the Pyramids, etc). NEXT to the magnificent structure, the indigenous people build stone-age dwellings out of mud and sticks (at best emulating the birds). Minerals beneficiation is an entirely Imperialist/Western concept - in fact, in many ways, it saw some of the most tangible advances by WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN MEN. Proof is obtained by perusing some of the academic paper at Wits' Engineering Library.
3. WEALTH? Money, capital and the pivotal mechanisms of wealth allowed people to breathe, eat, have children, and live a rather healthy, productive and fulfilling life. But wealth also allowed the cognitive development that led to daft comments - ALL of Western origins. In fact, the key advancements in modern finance and economics were made by the DUTCH. Why do you think New York's financial district is called Wall Street? It was initially 'Wal Straat' - yes, the Dutch settlers took their cognitive substance there as well... They were the same Dutch people who were the direct descendants of exploreres who landed at the Cape in 1652. In fact, the modern 'WEALTH system' was originated by the Dutch and it funded the explorations around the tip of Africa.
4. THE REST? Perhaps we also took their aircraft, their Breitling watches, their Italian suits, their German luxury limousines, their 'Blue Light Brigades' and their Space Shuttles?
Mmmm...Don't you just hate the implicit assumption that 'whites' stole from 'blacks?'
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I have just entered for my wife, so it seems like everything is sorted out
Im there
Thats why I have cancelled my DSTV and download anything I want to watch. Next step -> Apple TV
I will join in with any mass ride to help out. I cycle that route a a lot, and all these incidents makes me pretty damned scared!!!
Glad you guys are okay at least. It could have been a lot worse!!!
I am actually not 100% sure wether I want to go for my morning ride tomorrow. All this is crazy...Waar kan ons nog alleen ry dan?
Ek dink nie jy moet alleen ry nie...
im thinking about it but is very close to Sani which I have already entered and paid for
Made a weekend of the event, did the 23km with my son on Saturday and then the 40km on Sunday (money well spent!).
I enjoyed the fact that the route was fairly flat and fast (even enjoyed doing Sorryberg). I must say that it was a bit disappointing when the 56km became 40km, I was still ready for another 16km when I finnished. Going through the informal settlement was different (way out of my comfort zone), but I do not think it was unsafe (especially riding in a group).
I quite enjoyed going through there and having the support of the locals. It was properly organised which made it nice. It was a 40km sprint for me which was enjoyable after a year of doing the Ultras and Marathons.
I rode the corrugated road from the previous years 56km on Saturday in the 103km and I am really glad they removed it from the half marathons route. It does not really add anything to the race.
See you guys there. Just entered the Marathon
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