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Squamish: What happens when environmental tools and policies align?February 25, 2015
The small community of Squamish was once an epicentre for industrial development, so people there know a lot about the costs of cleaning up when industry leaves town. After decades of recovery efforts the town — and the Howe Sound region — is experiencing a remarkable marine revival. Residents see the benefits of intact ecosystems as whales and porpoises frolic nearby. More »
The problem with conventional economics and the role of natural capital valuationsFebruary 19, 2015
Conventional economics fails to recognize that we live in an interconnected, multi-dimensional world of natural, social and economic realms. And just as economic benefits can ripple through a community, economic costs can do the same; yet the costs to nature and society are rarely captured. More »
This Valentine's Day, cod-dle up to sustainable seafoodFebruary 10, 2015
Dim the lights. Chill the wine. Light the candles. Then serve a sustainable seafood dish to rockfish your sole mate's world. More »
Cozy winter activity for ocean loversJanuary 29, 2015
If you're like me, cold winter days make you want to curl up with a cup of tea, read a book or watch a movie. Want to do that together?... More »
B.C.'s trawl fisheries recognized for conservation achievementsJanuary 12, 2015
Seafood assessments are usually released to little fanfare. But today's Seafood Watch assessment release should be heralded as a significant milestone for Canada's Pacific groundfish fisheries. More »
Four sustainable seafood options for a healthy New YearJanuary 7, 2015
There's a wealth of healthy, sustainably managed, nutritionally dense food in our oceans. More »
Why 2014's record-breaking ocean temperatures matterDecember 15, 2014
Rising, warmer, more acidic oceans are just the tip of a melting iceberg if we don't reduce our carbon emissions. More »
Orcas give us so much; we give them so littleDecember 11, 2014
As a marine biologist, I have had the privilege of learning about killer whales over many years. When I heard a southern resident killer whale had died and washed ashore up the coast from where I live, I packed up my two children and left the house to bear witness. More »
Helping childhood cancer patients with sustainable herringNovember 25, 2014
This year's Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer herring sale is Saturday, December 6 in Steveston and Victoria, B.C. More »
Let's not gamble with the future of Canada's bluefin tunaOctober 28, 2014
Canada could take the lead internationally in supporting one of our most magnificent fish. More »


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The Rotary Club of Venugram has embarked on a challenging task of organising a mega blood donation camp. They plan to collect 1000 units of blood and give it to Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Mahaveer Blood Bank and KLE Hospital on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Posted by B.J. Smith on Jun 28, 2016
The GNBD exhibited at the Rotary International Convention in Seoul, South Korea. During the meeting, over sixty new members joined the GNBD Rotarian Action Group. The GNBD Annual Meeting was held on May 31, 2016.
Posted by B.J. Smith on Jun 28, 2016
The GNBD hosted a breakout session at the Rotary International Convention in Seoul, South Korea. The session was titled, Different Blood Drive Perspectives. Each of the presentations can be viewed in the downloads areas of this website. The following individuals presented perspectives from around globe:
Cees Smith Sibinga - Netherlands
Jean-Claude Brocart - France
Sunhee Kim - South Korea
Kishore Kumar - India
B.J. Smith - USA
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Jun 15, 2016
World Blood Donor day was June 14, 2016. Check out the WBDD FaceBook page to see all the activities from around the world:
Making of the World Blood Donor Day 2016 video. March 2016
For the preparations of the World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2016, WHO is working with Sanquin, the national blood supply organization from the Netherlands. As a global campaign, some streets of Lisbon, Portugal, were transformed into scenes from around the world celebrating the value of blood donation and emphasizing the concept of the 2016 campaign theme "Blood connects us all". These are photos from the video scenes highlighting stories of people whose lives have been saved through blood donation, to motivate regular blood donors to continue giving blood.
Visit the World Health Organization website to see all the pictures and stories http://www.who.int/features/2016/blood-donor-and-recipient/en/
Posted by Michelle Johnson
This story was originally published in April 2015 to highlight the dedication of one Rotarian: Arjun Prasad Mainali. He is working to donate blood in as many countries as possible.
As of January 1st, 2016, he has donated blood 151 times with his latest donations in Anchorage, Alaska! His current goal is to donate platelets 150 times in 2016!
His life's mission is to motivate Nepalese people around the world to donate blood. Read his entire story......
Posted on Jan 16, 2016
Submitted by: Pasquale Russo, Rotary Club of Campania, Napoli
The gift of blood in our country is a voluntary, anonymous, responsible, periodic and free act.
In Italy, the legislator, to encourage blood donations and to guarantee blood and his components, the donor grants employees the right to take time off work for the day when you make your donation, maintaining the normal salary; despite this the number of donors in 2015 is slightly down compared to the previous two years. This is a significant fact because it is to be referred to the difficulties in recruiting new donors and, in particular, to ensure generational replacement of the same, against the general negative demographic trends in Italy with particular attention about Campania Region , which results in a decrease of donors among younger age groups.
As a resource for the February 2016 Rotary International Presidential Conference on disease prevention and treatment, Mr Quentin Wodon, has compiled the Rotarian Economist blog. This blog has a selected list of open access World Bank publications on health, nutrition and population.. While this list of open access publications does not specifically deal with blood donors, it still might be of interest to you.
Check out this blog at http://rotarianeconomist.com/rotary-action-groups/disease-preventiontreatment-saving-lives/
Daniel Long receives honor for extraordinary blood donation efforts
PLANO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2015) – Induction into a hall of fame means one achieved something of greatness. Few people inducted into a hall of fame can say they saved thousands of lives. Daniel Long of Plano is being recognized for his years of contributions to the cause of blood donation which saves lives and in which Long has encouraged more than 1500 people to participate during 2015.
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Sep 04, 2015
The Oklahoma City Rotary Club is looking to help fund blood banking projects outside of the US. If you are a Global Network member who knows of a Rotary Foundation approved or pending grant request that the Oklahoma club might support, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com . Similarly, if GN members have blood bank & Rotary connections that might be brought together to generate worthy projects that the Rotary Foundation might approve in the future, please contact email@example.com. Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping GNBD catalyze tangible progress in transfusion care and raise the profile of blood donation needs among the huge family of Rotary clubs.
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Sep 02, 2015
The rotary Club of Jaipur Mid Town ( RI District 3052) organized the following 4 blood donation camps:
Date Units Venue
7th July 249 Village Dhodsar
24th July 268 Mayur Unicoters
8th Aug 165 Genus Power infrastructure
11th Aug 181 Genus Invertors
19th Aug 200 Poornima Universty
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Jul 07, 2015
Consider Joining ADRP
The Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) is an international organization dedicated to helping donor recruitment professionals. ADRP educates and empowers professionals who are committed to donor recruitment, donor experience and donor management by providing a forum for networking, professional development and resource sharing.
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Jul 06, 2015
June 14, 2015 was World Blood Donor Day. the theme of this year's campaign was "Thank you for Saving my life". It focused on thanking blood donors who save lives every day through their blood donations and strongly encourages more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan "Give freely, give often. Blood Donation Matters". The campaign aimed to highlight stories from people whose lives have been saved through blood donation, as a way of motivating regular blood donors to continue giving blood. http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2015/en/
Here are some highlights from how people around the world celebrated World Blood Donor Day:
Posted by BJ Smith on Jul 06, 2015
The Global Network for Blood Donation (GNBD) exhibited in the House of Friendship (HOF) at the Rotary International Convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The HOF was held at the Anhembi convention center. BJ Smith (USA) and Cees Smit Sibinga (Netherlands) greeted guests to the booth by promoting voluntary blood donation by Rotarians. Over 100 new members joined the GNBD during the course of the convention.
Posted by Global Blood Fund
A recent Global Blood Fund backed donor recruitment drive in Kenya has resulted in a significant uplift in donation activity — and more lives saved.
GBF helped train community based "Club 25" members as blood donor recruiters. We also supported the resulting blood drives by hiring tents to shelter the donors, cover transport costs and source promotional education materials.
Global Blood Fund recently led a blood donor recruitment training program for the marketing team at the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia, Africa. The week-long classroom and field-based coaching gave the team new insights into donor engagement along with a list of 40-plus action items to increase donation.
Posted by Michelle Johnson on Apr 07, 2015
Do you have an interesting idea for an article or story? Or, are you interested in joining the Global Network for Blood Donation? If so, contact BJ Smith at email@example.com or Michelle Johnson at email@example.com

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St. John may be approaching the big 5-0, but it's feeling younger than it has in years.
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Having survived a midlife crisis five years ago, the $400 million Irvine, Calif.-based brand has emerged re-energized, winning back loyal customers and developing new ones.
"We're in the process of turning the business around. We will celebrate our 50th year in 2012. This is a very significant business, and it's been a very methodical turnaround. This is an evolution and a transformation of the brand that we began in earnest four years ago when I joined the company. We're pleased with the progress we're making," said Glenn McMahon, chief executive officer, who was interviewed with Ralph Toledano, who was named chairman of St. John in August.
While Toledano is based in Paris (he's been to Irvine three times since joining), the two men got together in New York last month to unveil their newly renovated Manhattan flagship on Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, where they showcased the spring 2012 St. John collection.
Turning around a business of this size is no easy task, and the pains associated with it were plentiful. Prior to McMahon's arrival, the company went through a rocky time. In an effort to shore up lagging profits and reach a younger customer, St. John hired Richard Cohen as ceo, who made sweeping changes in design, fit, pricing, management and advertising, and their abruptness wreaked havoc on the business. He was succeeded by interim ceo Philip Miller. McMahon was hired in 2007 to make slower, more methodical changes, without alienating St. John's core customer base.
"We still have a lot of work to do," he admitted. "But we are very confident in the direction we're heading in. First and foremost was our attention to product and getting the product right. We're getting a very good response from the consumers on the new direction of the product."
The spring 2012 collection has a Seventies vibe, featuring tailored blazers paired with slouchy trousers, long sweater dresses, trapeze-shaped knit gowns and sexy, long-sleeve floor-sweeping knit dresses.
Toledano comes to St. John after a successful 11-year tenure as chairman and ceo of Chloé International, bringing a global perspective as well a major experience in brand extensions and overseas markets. Since his arrival, he and McMahon have been formulating a strategy as to where they want to take St. John over the next three to five years. "There is a team in place and it is working really well. We try to identify what are the main priorities," said Toledano, who succeeded Vestar president Jim Kelley as chairman. "Number one is product. Number two is St. John has a very important network of 26 fully-owned stores. Some progress has been made, but there is room for improvement. Third is marketing and the slow re-branding of the St. John name. Fourth is international and fifth would be brand extension."
Both executives agree that product is the main priority. The company has always been known as a knit manufacturer and built a solid reputation on the Santana knit. "Over the years, it became less and less important as part of the product mix," said McMahon. "We have spent a lot of time in the last three years on knit innovation."
The company has been working primarily with a Milano double-knit, which McMahon called "the Santana of the future." The firm introduced it a few seasons ago. "It's much more lightweight. It drapes and has the properties of woven fabric. It's not as structured," said McMahon.
While St. John is eager to stay true to its heritage, it has also pursued nonknit categories "and we've had some terrific success on that," said McMahon.
So who exactly are St. John's customers these days?
According to McMahon, they are largely professional women. The company's focus is the Collection, followed by its evening business. The firm also has a casual lifestyle business under the Yellow label. "That's a healthy business for us also, but the smaller of the three businesses," said McMahon. "Our appeal is our clothes are investment dressing. One of the reasons we always had professional women as customers is they appreciate the fact that we're not telling them something one month, and telling them to get rid of it the next."
While St. John executives don't like to talk in terms of age, they speak of a woman's lifestyle. "Women, if they're 50 or 60, are pretty young today," said McMahon. "Women today want sportswear separates. They don't wear suits. They want versatility in their wardrobes. They want to be able to wear a great dress to the office with a jacket, and then take the jacket off and wear it out that evening with a necklace or a pair of earrings."
He noted that while the company isn't out to dress the 20-year-old customer, there are a handful and he's also seen women in their mid-to-late thirties who have discovered St. John recently. "They're a growing part of our outreach from a customer standpoint. Because we feel if we can capture these women now, we can have them for [many years to come]."
Historically, St. John has been known for its fit, and when the previous management made adjustments to it a few years back (making the cut slimmer and more severe), they got plenty of complaints, and reacted quickly. "We have a great fit. There are lot of designer brands women look at and when they try the clothes on, they're not for their body types," said McMahon. He noted that featuring Kate Winslet in the fall advertising campaign has been met with positive feedback. "They love her because she has a real woman's shape and real curves. She's not a big woman, but the clothes look fantastic on her. A lot of women relate to that," said McMahon.
Since the St. John customer spends a lot of time on her computer, e-commerce has emerged as a key opportunity for the brand. The company has an e-commerce business with its wholesale partners, but is in the process of redesigning its Web site, and will take fulfillment in house. Laird + Partners is designing the Web site, which should be completed by mid-2012.
One way in which the brand develops new customers is by bringing them into the store for philanthropic or social events. For example, St. John partnered with Tina Brown of The Daily Beast and did a St. John series. It invited guests such as Madeleine Albright and Marlo Thomas to speak to clients. "They're rather intimate events. We've reached out to a number of law firms and have them in for wardrobe events with George Sharp, the creative director. What we've found is women don't have time to shop, and they need help. They want a stylist. If you can provide that level of service to them, the rewards are really terrific. We've been able to get a lot of new customers to cross the threshold for the first time after seeing the merchandise at one of these wardrobing events," said McMahon.
Another key initiative is expanding the international business. Presently, international accounts for 20 percent of revenues, and Asia represents the lion's share of that. Today, St. John has 15 freestanding boutiques in China, operates two company-owned stores in Hong Kong and has shop-in-shops at Lane Crawford, and manages a wholesale business in Korea through Shinsegae International Group. In Japan, St. John has a company-owned store in Ginza and shop-in-shops within its wholesale distribution.
McMahon sees opportunities in Asia, as well as Europe, Russia and the Middle East. St. John launched in Harrods in 2008, which has been successful. He said the company already sells Tsum in Moscow and will open a shop-in-shop there in December, as well as one in St. Petersburg in February. The company opened a boutique in Dubai Mall last December, and the business continues to be very good. The company hasn't put down stakes in Paris yet. "We're hoping Ralph [Toledano] can help us," said McMahon. "Paris is definitely an important next step for us."
St. John, positioned at the opening price point of the designer market, considers Armani Le Collezioni, Max Mara and Piazza Sempione as competitors, McMahon said. He is somewhat positive about current business. The company presently has more than 200 points of distribution in the U.S., which account for over 60 percent of the overall business. "We are planning significant growth year-over-year," said McMahon, adding that he expects freestanding boutiques and international business to lead the charge.
Last month, St. John unveiled its newly renovated 5,000-square-foot New York flagship designed by O'Neil Langan Architects, and there are plans to remodel the Beverly Hills and San Francisco units in the next year. In the past year, the company also remodeled the Manhasset and South Coast Plaza boutiques. St. John believes the store experience is essential to the company's re-branding. Previously, the stores had blond wood with black accents; now the color scheme is more feminine tones of silver and platinum. The original concept was designed more than 10 years ago, "and as you know in retail, it seems like every three to four years, you need to change it up," said McMahon. Now, he said, "There's a real lightness of being to the store. There's a real spacious quality we wanted to capture."
Extending the St. John brand into nonapparel categories is also underway. Toledano said they'd like to launch leather goods, shoes, jewelry and a fragrance. "We're going to pilot nonapparel categories over the next couple of years through the St. John boutiques," said McMahon. "We'll test the waters, if you will. We're just starting an initial pilot of the [costume] jewelry in St. John boutiques. We're manufacturing the jewelry all over the world. We have an in-house designer, Neville Ward, that we brought on. "
By all accounts, it appears the relationship with McMahon and Toledano has gotten off to a strong start, and they seem to have similar goals for the business.
"I was really excited when Ralph joined the board and when he was subsequently named chairman of the board," said McMahon. "We do share the vision that this is a fashion house, and product is first and foremost. To have a partner that really understands the business as he does, that can really add value, and he has from Day One. We have ongoing conversations multiple times daily; we're in constant contact. I think that Ralph brings a breath of fresh air actually to the process because of his experience internationally and in categories, in addition to ready-to-wear, in nonapparel. I think that we're kindred spirits."
Toledano is intrigued with the challenge of rejuvenating a major brand. "First of all, I think this changing evolution of the brand name is definitely the most difficult exercise in the fashion industry," he said. He explained that very often, once the original designer is gone, most brands die. "Institutionalizing them is a very interesting exercise. It's all the more difficult when you're big. If a brand is dead, and you try to revive it, it's much easier to rejuvenate because you have no business. When you have a several-hundred million dollar business, making this evolution is very difficult and at the same time fascinating. I was attracted by this aspect."
Another reason he was attracted to the job was the people he met at St. John. "I've known Vestar, which is the major shareholder, for a long time. I met with Glenn and we have the same passion for fashion, which helps. All the people here are very committed. They're very interested in what kind of experience I can bring. I'm very much about people. All my life has been about building teams, and having this working atmosphere which makes things happen," said Toledano.
McMahon gave much of the credit to Sharp, the creative director and executive vice president of design. "George has been with St. John just shy of four years. We had previously worked together. He's really done an excellent job in moving the brand forward. We had a large business to protect. One of the things we wanted to make sure is that we didn't jeopardize or cannibalize our existing business."
Toledano added: "I think [George] is very smart, he's talented. He's an excellent listener. He really listens to the market's request. And he's also able to translate in an artistic way. He's a really great business partner."
Retailers concur that customers are responding well to the collection's new direction.
Jennifer Wheeler, vice president, women's designer apparel at Nordstrom, said the St. John collection last spring and this fall has been trending ahead in sell-throughs versus a year ago, and customers have noticed a positive change in direction. "The collection has a broader appeal than in the past. We are consistently introducing new customers to the brand, and, yes, some of them are younger or hadn't shopped the collection before."
She said customers have responded to many of the collection's new elements. "Some of the bestselling categories have been dresses, woven blouses, and their great-fitting pants. The customers are loving the new Milano dresses, and gowns, the liquid satin shirts and the modern slim fit Emma pant in grey flannel," said Wheeler.
Colleen Sherin, senior fashion director of Saks Fifth Avenue, noted that St. John continues to be a very important brand for the retailer. "They have managed to satisfy the needs of their core customer, while acquiring a new customer through design direction and a marketing campaign that is trend-right and more youthful in spirit.
"Over the years, it has successfully evolved from a primarily knit-driven collection into a complete collection that covers all aspects of a woman's lifestyle — from day to evening to casual weekend wear. These are clothes that suit the reality of women's lives," said Sherin.
Ken Downing, senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus, also believes the collection is drawing in new customers.
"Our customers have been very enthusiastic about the new direction of St. John. The St. John management and design team were respectful of the house's heritage and the loyal customer base," said Downing. He said St. John was sensitive to not alienate the existing customer, but understood it needed to modernize to attract a new one. "The collection focused on the strengths of the house and added an expanded selection of woven options as a category, updated silhouettes, and injected high fashion trend to the mix combined with a sophisticated and modern advertising campaign," he said. These moves have proven successful for the brand at retail, he noted.
According to sources, St. John generates about $400 million in total sales. McMahon said even during the recession, the business has always been profitable. Right now, there are no plans to open many more stores domestically. "We are in all the major markets currently. There's not a city in the U.S. we're not in that we want to be in. There's a possibility to open a second store in a city, like New York."
While the company has a store in Vancouver, it might consider Toronto and Montreal down the road. However, McMahon added, "We have a lot of work in the U.S. before we would look to Canada."
But having a newly renovated New York flagship that really speaks to the essence of the brand is of most importance to both executives.
"The store is a really big and important moment for the brand. Now for the first time in New York, which is an international capital, people can come through and see how the experience and the product tie together, and really speak about the evolution and transformation of the brand better than anything we could possibly do," said McMahon.


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An assortment of lives are that were altered by recent events paint a portrait of what it means to be an American.
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Krishnan, who once thought she had dismissed the dreaded enquiry effectively by citing an elder cousin who is yet to marry, felt an imaginary slap when the aunt quipped, "She's studying medicine so she's excused. " "I, on the other hand, work till 10 in the night but apparently, that's not good enough, " laments this Tamil graphics specialist, who has resolved to avoid attending marriages of relatives till she finds a fitting excuse or a fitting husband, whichever is earlier.
Put off by the onslaught of pesky relatives, their embarrassing enquiries about their love life or just the prospect of watching another friend hook up while they are left to sulk alone near the dessert counter, many painfully single women like Krishnan (and even some men) confess to having resorted to this covert 'boycott' movement. Often, during the cold wedding season, amid the warmth of couples holding hands and planning after-parties, they find themselves standing out, like extras in a Sooraj Barjatya movie who can be blissfully inconspicuous only if they come in twos.
As a result, during these winter months marked by the nausea of changed relationship statuses on Facebook and an inbox full of wedding invites, they feel the nip of singlehood the most. It's usually accompanied by an irrational increase in depression, jealousy, pessimism, desperation, weight and, according to some, even alcoholism, as parents threaten to go into an alliance-hunting overdrive. 'Don't send invitations home, ' 24-year-old HR professional Neha Kulkarni has warned all her soon-to-be-married friends. Kulkarni, who does not believe in arranged marriages and for whom the only incentive to attend weddings is the Chinese food counter, has been given a rather specific deadline of May 31 next year to find herself a suitable boy, failing which the parents will intervene.
Around this time, most parents of marriageable kids start behaving, as standup comedian Sorabh Pant puts it, "like cheetahs in a wildlife sanctuary desperately searching for prey". He is talking through his sister Meghana Pant's experience. Meghana, who is now happy in her love marriage, says she can't forget the sheer number of times her mother asked her to wear full-sleeve blouses and not the backless one, talk to all the aunties so one of them may spot her as their chosen daughter-in-law, not act or behave independent or ambitious, and when asked what her plans are, to say 'Waiting for Mr Right' instead of 'Waiting for Mr Raise'. "Something about the ambience and intent during weddings, " Pant says, "makes everyone a devout matchmaker. "
Twenty-six-year-old Neha Mavani, for instance, was approached by strangers at weddings more than a couple of times, asking, 'Tum kiski beti ho?'. "Each time I faked my name and even my parents', " confesses the marketing professional, whose folks are 'pretty cool' but can feel the pressure build up by default, thanks to others. Pune-based HR professional Amrita Shukla, on the other hand, recalls being cross when her own dad tried to set her up with a boy at a cousin's wedding in Bhilai. "I was looking for a job then, " says Shukla, "and my dad introduced me to this boy saying he can help you out. " When she discovered it was a setup, Shukla lost her cool. Though this HR professional is confidently single by choice, she tells of a cousin "who is unable to find a boy and gets depressed each time during this season". The cousin, who is shy, average-looking and traditional, has even changed her appearance in her bid for a successful arranged marriage, Shukla says.
Desperation, singles contend, reaches unbelievable peaks in this mating season. Mumbai's Vasanthi Nalawade, who has registered with a local marriage bureau, has, in her friends' circle, a 27-year-old boy who broke up with his girlfriend last year, went on to see many alliances following that, found all of them "childish and immature" and now has been driven by the intensity of the wedding atmosphere, to "patch up with the ex".
Then, they are afflicted with unsolicited advice from unlikely quarters. Nalawade's building friend, a girl, was recently intercepted by an astrologer at a function. "He told her that if she does not find a groom before December 6, she should only try after May next year. It's already past December 6, and she hasn't found a man, " says public relations professional Nalawade, who has overcome her personal feelings of awkwardness at weddings so much so that she can joke about her own meetings with prospective alliances, all of whom turned out to be misfits, socially. "They make for great train conversation, " she says.
However, not everyone is as lucky or brave. Some turn into cynics. Preeti Krishnan once refused the invitation of friends (all married couples) to a post-marriage dinner party, as she could hear someone in her mind screaming, 'Who the hell will drop me home?' Krishnan's evenings are now spent sifting through Tamil matrimony sites with her parents, who have asked her to change her music taste from 'Hip Hop' to 'Classical' to appear more acceptable. "Every time I like a boy's profile, his star sign turns out to
be mismatched, " cries Krishnan. Often unwittingly, these singles become objects of either curiosity or, as in most cases, pity.
Once Meghana Pant was attending the wedding of a friend who was 22. The friend's father looked at Pant, who was also 22 then, proudly announcing her plans to go on an MBA scholarship abroad, and shook his head. "It's too late for you now. You have missed the (marriage ) boat, " he had said. "Maybe I'll catch the limousine then, " Pant had shot back. Even men, despite all of Sorabh Pant's claims that "nobody bothers about the marital status of men in India until they turn 72", are not spared. Recently, Hyderabadbased Raam Diwakar's uncle walked into the conversation and asked the 34-year-old advertising agency director "to be frank about his discomfort with regards to getting married". "If there is any problem, let us know, we can try to solve it, " the uncle said. "What problem, there is no problem, I just am not interested right now, " Diwakar, who often jokingly calls his friend's wife his souten, replied. When his uncle persisted, the ad man quipped, "Kaka, I am straight and I do not have any natural deficiencies. " The uncle was taken aback. "I was not hinting at that at all. What I meant was if there is any girl and if she's from another religion. " The laughter that ensued was worth his singlehood.
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Some things just need to be done at the right time.
We don't dream of doing are doing our degrees in our thirties or forties. Or hunt for a job when we feel the time is right.
One should seriously look to marry in the mid twenties.
Once past 30..40..you can just regret why you didn't.
Really nice article on the tragic situation of singles.But it is a nice thing that people are single, they dont have all the problems that the married have...
oh god, in this superb piece of writing you forget to mention about the daily phonecalls (Status Meeting) with parents. It is very difficult to explain what I am busy in, to do things accordingly to their wish.
I remember my uncle asking me the same question and I was also wondering if he is asking about my sexual preference!
A very well written article. Speaks right about the thoughts which dwell in the minds of the Singles. I very well associate myself (when I was single) with this article. Good job :)
Loneliness hurts….when it lost, you get the best thing in the world….so have patients my singlehood friends
very nice read indeed !!!!
This article truly reflects the feelings of single men & women.
a delightful well written article .. somehow managed to convey jus about everything wat i felt bfor my marriage for the marriage..
This is so true... Already dread my cousin's wedding next Feb.
Yes...ppl have said whats wrong with you and one even dared to ask if i were straight.
No phone calls home or to any relative are complete without the topic being brought up. It is as if i am a problem of national importance
lol...this is so true..i go through the same turmoil ;) and even my cousin's slated for a feb wedding..god bless me then.
nice article, highlights the irony and the plight of single men and women .But its hard to belive that in a country where the sex ratio is so low for females ,even they are suffering fronm lack of partners when there are 70 or 80 boys to choose for the last girl left
nice observation


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Coal Chamber have announced they are to reform to play Soundwave Festival 2012, which tours Australia through February and March.
Frontman Dev Fafara who also plays with Devil Driver announced on their official website the band have reformed specifically for the five date touring festival down under. In the statement he said: "Coal Chamber is playing Soundwave down under! These reunion shows are for the fans that want to see us again as well as all the people that never got to see Coal Chamber. It is and always will be a very special part of my life, so these few shows are for those people and for us. If you're not from Australia, better get a ticket now to come see this event!"
Soundwave 2012 will tour Australia for the following dates:
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So far Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Machine Head, Hole, Madina Lake, CKY and Trivium are amongst the other names confirmed for Soundwave 2012.
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That's who will play on Championship Monday. That's right, today. After weather completely rearranged the schedule for the 2014 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional, the final game (or games) will be played at Don Schaly Stadium. Game time is 9:30 a.m.
Salisbury (36-7) is riding a 19-game winning streak and needs just one win to reach its fourth Division III Baseball Championship, which begins Friday, May 23, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis. The last time the Sea Gulls reached Appleton was in 2011.
Coach Doug Fleetwood's team is 3-0 in the Mideast Regional with victories over John Carroll (9-8), Case Western Reserve (6-2) and Widener (5-2). The Sea Gulls will likely start Brett Collachi (11-1), who picked up a win in the regional opener.
Salisbury's Connor Shockley (8-0) was the winning pitcher on Sunday against Widener. He came in for relief of Pete Grasso, who threw the first 3 1/3 innings. Kyle Hayman went 4-for-5 with one RBI, while Grasso had two RBI.
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Andrew Gronski and Kerrigan Cain each went 3-for-5, while Josh Neal went 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Lee Penzarella (2-0) gave up four hits and two earned runs for the win.
But the Spartans are still alive following a thrilling 13-inning, 3-2 win over Widener Sunday night.
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If you're like the average American, you waste more than 20 pounds of food every month. This is because 40 percent of the food in the US goes uneaten – that's almost half.
While some of this food is lost during production and processing (such as produce that goes bad before it's harvested), a significant amount is wasted in people's homes simply because it goes bad before it's eaten.
Wasted Food Costs US Families Thousands of Dollars a Year…
Not only does this amount to more than $2,000 in annual losses for the average US household of four, but all of that wasted food uses up precious stores of freshwater – about 25 percent of freshwater use is wasted on food that's not even eaten!
Plus, this "throw-away" food takes up land space to grow it (which is then doused with chemicals) and generates increased methane gas emissions in landfills when it sits and starts rotting… it's a massive unnecessary waste on all fronts.
Of course, you probably don't set out to waste food. But if you purchase fresh produce in larger quantities — a must if you like to eat healthily but don't have time to run to the market every day — it can be difficult to use it up before it goes bad.
Not surprisingly, these types of healthy fresh foods are the foods most likely to be wasted. For instance, more fruits and vegetables are wasted in the U.S. food system than are actually consumed (52% are wasted versus 48% consumed).2
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.Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications
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Description: This booklet highlights key findings of Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, a state of knowledge report about the observed and projected consequences of climate change for our nation and people. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels. The report draws from a large body of scientific information including the set of 21 synthesis and assessment products from the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and much more. It also includes new information published since these assessments were released. While the primary focus of the report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also discusses some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. These include limiting climate change by, for example, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases or increasing their removal from the atmosphere. The importance of our current choices about heat-trapping emissions is underscored by comparing impacts resulting from higher versus lower emissions scenarios. Choices about emissions made now will have far-reaching consequences for climate change impacts, with lower ...
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Date: 2009
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Description: This book is the most comprehensive report to date on the wide range of impacts of climate change in the United States. It is written in plain language to better inform members of the public and policymakers. The report finds that global warming is unequivocal, primarily human-induced, and its impacts are already apparent in transportation, agriculture, health, and water and energy supplies. These impacts are expected to grow with continued climate change - the higher the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, the greater the impacts. The report illustrates how these impacts can be kept to a minimum if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. The choices we make now will determine the severity of climate change impacts in the future. This book will help citizens, business leaders, and policymakers at all levels to make informed decisions about responding to climate change and its impacts. Likely to set the policy agenda across the US for the next few years Features examples of actions currently being pursued in various regions to address climate change. Summarizes in one place the current and projected affects of climate change in the United States
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When does retro dance music cross the line from respectful tribute to tiresome pastiche? Kristan Caryl talks to artists and DJs including Bicep, Todd Edwards, Larry Heard, Brendon Moeller, DJ Pierre and Eats Everything to find out.
You don't have to be an industry insider to notice that we're treading water in an endless sea of revivalism. From fiery forum debates to fierce Facebook rants, adoringly received re-issues to reformed retro acts, a casual observer of dance music might understandably argue that our creative reserves have run dry. They probably haven't (yet) – there's still plenty of genuinely original new music to be found in every electronic sub-genre – but certainly some of the most popular movements of the last 12 months have been all too familiar for those of a certain age. Even if you weren't getting sweaty at New Jersey's Zanzibar club in '92, there's a good chance that by now you've lived and relived the 90s house experience so many times it feels trite, tired and testing.
And that's just one style of dance music; similar retro movements have mined everything from Detroit techno to grime for inspiration. We've even seen hints of a revivalist 'old-school' dubstep scene emerging, looking back less than a decade to the good old days of FWD and DMZ.
Of course, there is a good side to all this revivalism in that it allows a new generation of fans to discover the classics. As Bicep put it, "a lot more people in their early twenties understand who Kerri Chandler is now than they did three years ago". Genuine innovators like Chandler will always deserve attention from the new generation, but there comes a time when enough is enough, and it seems that time is now.
What was it like when there was little else to copy? Why does revivalism occur? How can we avoid it? And is it necessarily a bad thing? We spoke to a range of early innovators, late adopters and genre pin-ups to find out.
There comes a time when enough is enough, and it seems that time is now.
In many cases, revivals are brought about by the newest generation of producers – teenagers giddy with excitement as they discover music they were too young to experience first time round. For Altern8 founder Mark Archer, the reasons why the process keeps repeating itself are obvious: "Kids get into music and look back to stuff their older brothers were into. They've often been brought up on the music of their parents, so when they get into production that's what they turn to. Even when I was into funk and soul in the mid to late 80s, there was a guy called Ben Liebrand who'd remix Hot Chocolate from [only] ten years previous. It's always been about cycles."
Chicago house icon Larry Heard certainly seems to agree, readily admitting that the house sound he helped define in the mid 80s was largely an attempt to imitate existing disco sounds using the synths and drum machines which were available to him. "It was easier and harder back then," he explains. "You were starting with a blank slate. There wasn't [a concept of] new music in my head, it was more just a stripped-down interpretation of the disco music we were hearing that I was trying to make," he says before adding the crucial detail. "The reason it sounded so different was because it was made with machines rather than a full orchestra."
Garage pioneer Todd Edwards agrees that all new producers start making music by imitating the artists that inspire them, and admits to taking big cues from Masters At Work, Todd Terry, MK and Enya, whilst dub techno godfather Brendon Moeller cites The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld as his day dot. "As a musician who is trying to find a path to go down, you end up trying out everybody else's tricks," says Moeller. "In order to come up with something [new], you need to first master what others have mastered, just like Hendrix and The Rolling Stones spent ten years playing the blues then came out the other side so fluid and free to create. For newcomers it becomes a rush when you fucking finally get your bassline to sound like Rhythm & Sound and get nice cavernous reverb and the right texture. You tend not to realise that this is only the first step and you must go on to make it your own rather than leave it where it is."
In order to be able to do that you need to learn the language, to develop your own voice, and in turn to start your own conversation. As Pittsburgh Track Authority member Thomas Cox puts it: "People with a first grade level of education are going to speak and write like first graders, while those with PhDs will speak and write like PhDs. Why would it be any different in dance music?"
Playing around with instruments and production tools is all part of this process, but Heard believes it starts much earlier, with a musical education. "I started buying 45s when I was nine or ten years old," he says. "Because you only a have few you play them over and over and over, which means you're studying the production without knowing it. I'm pretty much home-schooled by listening to the records I bought. I had artists that I would practise a song of theirs for my own personal development. I was appreciating a whole lot of different people; I wasn't just focussed on one."
The enduring stylistic chameleon that is Paul Woolford believes that taking pleasure from what you do is key, not only when starting out, but forevermore. Rather than toiling away trying to recreate that exact hi-hat pattern, just jam: "I started in my teenage years with home keyboards, basically trying to replicate house drum patterns using the drum sections. You just do what gives you pleasure at that age, and this is basically all you need to keep in mind forever: only do what brings pleasure."
If anyone can give out advice on how to be original, how to go from being a slavish ape to a lone ranger, it is surely acid patriarch DJ Pierre. "I don't think you should set out to create your own sound," he says. "That way it becomes too 'heady'; there's no heart or soul. I think great sounds and styles happen naturally, from within, not from outside in. Once you understand who you are as an artist then you can accomplish so much. We were created to create."
Really good read. Thanks for this.
We seem to be in the middle of a really bad trend for retro music right now. It can't be a good sign when "it sounds just like it could have come out on Trax in 87/Strictly Rhythm in 92/Dance Mania in 95" is the highest compliment reviewers can pay a new release.
Sadly I think it'll get worse before it gets better. The success of Disclosure is going to spawn a whole load more copycats. Wake me up when it's all over.
Excellent article and I think it address the whole situation well.
I think I'm too far gone to get completely annoyed by the trend of retroism, maybe that's because I'm comfortable in loving old music as much as new stuff and some shamelessly retro stylings in new music is not always a bad thing either. When i was younger, sure, I was a lot more obsessed with seeking out stuff that was original (and more easily fooled by the concept that original automatically = good) but it's all about striking a balance. Some in this article are doing it, some aren't. As a label owner I'm interested in music that builds on what is already there, sometimes being more retro, sometimes less so, again, its a balance. And if it is retro, well stuff that maybe isn't being oversatured by others.
Great article.
Good point, Kenny. I think the problem is a lot of these records are totally boring apart from the fact they use a few retro sounds. Change the M1 organ and the 909 samples for different sounds and you're left with nothing interesting.
If you're 21 and it reminds you of hearing records blaring from your older brother or sister's room when you were a kid that's great, but when you're older and you've heard it all before it's not about the sounds so much as the substance.
In a weird way the retro 80s Chicago stuff kind of makes more sense to me than the 90s revival. So much of that style was always about the aesthetic and the sounds rather than any attempt to create original ideas. Like Larry Heard says here, it was always basically just an attempt to copy disco using synths and drum machines. For some reason that approach still sounds good, even though you don't expect anything new from it.
I suppose retro jack trax in 2013 are kind of like the house equivalent of rockabilly revival or something like that – fun for the old blokes to reminisce over but nobody really takes it very seriously as far as being progressive, forward-thinking music.
Interesting one this – I know that as a producer, it can be very tempting when you get excited about an old record to head to the studio and end up making something that's the wrong side of that homage/pastiche line. Obviously the important skill to learn is being able to spot that and take something of the idea and do something fresh with it.
That said, I don't think all of the stuff that *does* cross that line is necessarily doing it in a cynical way. Probably a lot is just young producers getting fired up by the old stuff and getting carried away with emulating it.
How long before we see Swedish House Mafia tribute bands 😉 ?
"I don't think you should set out to create your own sound," he says. "That way it becomes too 'heady'; there's no heart or soul. I think great sounds and styles happen naturally, from within, not from outside in. Once you understand who you are as an artist then you can accomplish so much. We were created to create." Yessss , Great read, thanks!
"You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
I said, well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin like Michael"
How is it possible to make something totally new and fresh in 2013?everything has been done already. The more innovative attempts usually sound like some unlistenable/undanceble track that just some frustrated nerd can force himself to appreciate. Dance Music is about having fun, dancing in clubs, without overthinking. Its not made for nerd talk in forums, magazines and blogs.
@ Dance Music Nerd…
stop contributing to blogs then ! 😉
i guess the point if not that everything from the past is bad… the point is to make a good track sounding old is less easy than use a drum from a records, a stab from an other, piano from the 3rd and put some vocals samples from the 4th…
Interesting well written article Kristan with good interviews.
However we have a focus here on individual types of electronic music looking backwards.
I think the most exciting current trend is for DJs to open up and play many different styles. This is in fact also 'retro' as it was originally much more like that before we got into these ever decreasing and restrictive sub genres. A welcome return to 'retro' values rather than concentrating on particular sub genres looking backwards musically.
Very well written article, Kristan. You weave the pros/cons of dance music's cyclical nature effortlessly, and the placement of artist quotes is perfect. This is a tough issue to tackle because the benefits and detriments tend to overlap one another. Excellent work!!
Amazing article ! I think this site is already nr.1 for electronic music : )
Great piece ! Art will always inspire this kind of debate and is anything ever truly 'new' ? 🙂
Great article, and so relevant and important to the state of the producing scene today.
I agree that dance music should be about evoking a good feeling and it should make you want to dance. With that being said, I don' t mind hearing some so-called new music that sounds like a retro house song. But it will get boring fast. So make it your own. Learn from the classics, practice, and with patience, you'll get the sound that you actually like. I haven't quite gotten there yet, but I have been studying past artists myself. I believe you should just have fun making music, whether it is on a laptop (but try to appreciate a real instrument) and respect the past but look to make something new.
Is it just me, or do the 'music media' say this every year? I remember when I first really started buying house/techno on vinyl back in 2008. Back then I remember reading loads of articles saying, 'oh the old 90's sound is back'.
They said it again every year since.
My view is, people will always sample old classics and stuff that brings back good memories for them. I don't think there is a real 'movement', if you can call it that, going towards a 90's sound again as it has never really gone away except for maybe the minimal phase in the eary 2000's.
btw.. my post wasn't a dig at attack mag for publishing this. It's a great article. just would be interesting to hear what others think.
Great article as always and a very interesting debate
Really good article. Got to say I agree in some way at least. Feel the scene is being taken over by too much which just sounds too similar, too recycled. I'm finding much of the tracks which are bigged up in this scene just get boring quite quick, which i guess is a product of something not standing out to me enough because it's using the same techniques and not enough differences for me to really dig it.
Great article.
But the best thing about retroism is, in my humble optionen, that people seem to more care about music and especially in Berlin there is this new young scene who are really into music and especially records. people seem to be more into the mood to spend some money on cool records rather then on just spending mp3s… they seem to care about skills and stuff and that makes me really happy since people have been laughing about me 3 years ago cause i was still playing records … jaja poor me i know :p
Dance music itself is "tiresome pastiche".
Excellent work, what a brilliant article.
"The reality scares me because you have generations of young listeners who think mediocrity is actually brilliance. "
This has been going on for years…. think of all the people that LOVE watching Eastenders, Corrie, etc but put them in front of a ballet, play or opera and they wouldn't appreciate it.
i bet that 99 percent of those people whining dont know how to write a proper song, innit?
yeah,,,I bet all the money in my wallet
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Very well-written article and, for me, as someone starting out, an excellent exploration of the issues around learning to create effective/enjoyable electronic music with such an overwhelming amount of resources at our disposal.
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National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon called on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at her residence here on Thursday evening for a discussion prior to his visit to Sri Lanka for bilateral talks.
During her discussions with the NSA, the Chief Minister raised the problems faced by Tamil Nadu fishermen as well as rehabilitation and political issues concerning Sri Lankan Tamils.
Ms. Jayalalithaa expressed concern over attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen in the vicinity of Kachatheevu and said past assurances that they would not recur were not being honoured. She called for an end to attacks on fishermen by Sri Lankan security forces, according to an official release. She also stressed the need to restore to the fishermen, the rights they enjoyed in the past in the vicinity of the island.
The Chief Minister drew Mr. Menon's attention to the conflicting pieces of information from different quarters on the precise number of people internally displaced during the Sri Lankan war, the number of people made to reside in camps, the number of those rehabilitated and those who were still lodged in such camps.
She emphasised that precise details should be gathered, the release said.
Ms. Jayalalithaa sought the complete rehabilitation of all Tamils through resettlement in their original places of habitation. On the political side, Tamils in the island should be accorded equal status and rights as the Sinhalese.
The Chief Minister also asked the NSA to take speedy action to obtain the release of four fishermen from Rameswaram, whose boats were buffeted by strong winds towards Nainatheevu, an island off the Jaffna peninsula. They have been remanded by a court in Kankesanthurai.
Mr. Menon assured Ms. Jayalalithaa that he would draw the attention of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to all these matters.
Further, on his way back from Colombo to New Delhi, he would meet her again to apprise her of the details of his talks in Sri Lanka.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi during the discussions.
The meeting came a day after Ms. Jayalalithaa piloted a resolution in the State Assembly seeking declaration of Sri Lankan leaders responsible for civilian deaths in the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as 'war criminals' and demanding the imposition of economic sanctions on the island nation until it offered equal status to minority Tamils.
Mr. Menon will be accompanied on his visit to the island by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar. The delegation is expected to hold talks with Sri Lankan leaders on a number of issues, including the need for a political solution to the Tamil question, rehabilitation of those displaced by the war and the status of Indian rehabilitation and development projects in the country.
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New York, NY - (September 10, 2009) — Thrustmaster, the innovative PC and console accessory brand from the Guillemot Corporation, is pleased to announce the launch of the next Ferrari-licensed gamepads worthy of the prestigious license they display: a streamlined combination of refined, elaborate aesthetics and uncompromising design with superior performance. Symbolizing the most prestigious cars designed by Ferrari, each of the controllers features a unique personality.
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The first three feature a unique design with flowing and aerodynamic curves, worthy of cars submitted to wind tunnel tests. The grips are reminiscent of Ferrari noses – those of the F430 Challenge, 430 Scuderia or even the Ferrari F60 Formula 1 racing car – and their unique colors. The first two wireless gamepads use the proven, highly stable 2.4 GHz technology. The Ferrari Wireless Gamepad 430 Scuderia and F1 Wireless Gamepad Ferrari F60 versions will be available mid October, at the suggested retail price of $49.99 and the Ferrari Motors Gamepad, F430 Challenge at the suggested retail price of $39.99 at Buy,com, NewEgg.com, Walmart.com, Amazon, Microcenter and Electronics Expo.
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Cafe Racer Motorcycle Statistics – Some Interesting Facts
Cafe racers are lightweight, moderately powered motorcycles built for handling and speed rather than for riding comfort. Finding the right cafe racer for sale can be a difficult process but thompson reid has put together one of the best resources and posts with a list of builders. As opposed to the regular racing bikes, they sport a trimmed-down, compact design characterized by low-mounted handlebars, single seat, and an elongated fuel tank usually with knee grips indented on it. The narrow handlebars allow the rider to lie almost flat over the tank to minimize the wind resistance. These motorcycles were first used in Britain in the 1960s by the bikers who used them for short races between cafes. However, the Cafe Racer Motorcycle Statistics suggest that popularity of these bikes dramatically increased between 1970 and 1990.
The Early Days:
The earliest cafe racers were predominantly British bikes – BSA, Norton, Triumph, AJA, etc. None of them were exceptionally fast, but they fulfilled the objective of most riders of that era (and even today) which was to hit 100 mph, dubbed as a Ton. Once a rider has demonstrated that his racer is capable of that speed, he was considered a member of The Ton Up Club. Over the years, this culture eventually spread to the United States and Australia where cafe racer enthusiasts actively participate in racing events even today.
From the legendary BSA Gold Star (1950s) to the Royal Enfield Continental GT (2014), all cafe racers sport moderately-powered engines with a capacity of 250cc-750cc. What makes a cafe racer more lovable is the fact that you can turn virtually any bike into a cafe racer provided that you get the right parts. The basic principle behind building a cafe racer is pretty much the same – trim down the weight and modify the fuel tank and handlebars. In fact, many European manufacturers including BMW, Benelli, Derbi and Bultaco produce "cafe" variants of their regular motorcycles with no engine modifications at all. From the Cafe Racer Motorcycle Statistics collected over the last 50 years, hundreds of thousands of these bikes were sold in Europe alone.
The Story Behind the Name:
The name "cafe racer" was initially used as a derogatory term to describe the riders who were just pretending to be racers. They were criticized for parking their highly modified bikes in front of cafes instead of racing with them.
The Role of Cafe Racers in the Evolution of British Subcultures:
Cafe Racers are extensively used by a British sub-culture called the Rockers, a rebellious and young group that moved on fast and personalized bikes to travel from one transport cafe to another alongside the arterial motorways in England. Today, many international subcultures claim to have derived their roots from the Rockers. In an iconic setting of the 1960s England, the Rockers often used to clash with the Mods, another sub-culture known for its modified scooters, tailor-made suits and their love for jazz music.
We deduce from the international Cafe Racer Motorcycle Statistics that the popularity of this bike genre remains unchanged even after fifty years of its origin. Anyone with a desire to own a light motorcycle that is capable of reaching good speed on the highway will enjoy a cafe racer. However, due to its unconventional design and riding posture, this kind of motorcycle may not be for you if you are buying your first bike.