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  • West valley top above Ladybower, Derwent and Howden reservoirs


    Location:    West valley top above Ladybower, Derwent and Howden reservoirs
    Distance:     Approx 19Km
    Navigation:Easy, if comfortable with map and compass
    Terrain: Mostly tracks, at least that was the plan, didn't quite work out that way!

    We hadn't been doing many walks in the Peak District for a while, so it was time to put that right. A minor navigation issue saw us climbing the side of a valley the hard way over rough terrain. We also "enjoyed" plenty of boggy wetness!

I recently decided to upgrade one of my many half-projects to the latest Angular (18) as the application was falling behind (14 or 15). In the process I discovered the APP_INIITALIZER functionality, which I've started playing with.

Here are some notes on my implementation of APP_INITIALIZER in Angular 18.

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Despite what Austin Powers(TM) may say about it, there is no such thing as the famed 'judo-chop!

At least not in competition. Sorry if that disappoints you :)

Judo is a contact sport derived from the Samurai martial art of Ju-Jitsu.

To win a contest, a competitor must throw his opponent to his back, gain submission from arm-lock or strangle, or pin his opponent to the ground for twenty seconds.

Sounds a bit violent? Not dangerously so!
Serious injuries are not common but you can't expect to train without getting a few bruises

I practice in Sheffield, coaching and a bit of randori at the university club.

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The Leeds university Judo club became an official club in spring 2008 after a student, Sarah Shearn was asking around for a coach - I volunteered to take up the position to get the club going.

There used to be a Judo club at the Leeds university, but that had gone defunct some time previously. 

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I'm very involved in UK Judo. Arguably too much as I give up far too much volunteering (both time & missing events as a competitor) to fulfil numerous roles which takes time away from my own training.
I really should figure out where to cut back.

An occasional thank you would be nice!

This page is a summary of my activity, I also run a Judo blog for the day-to-day stuff.

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