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Dear Readers:
Ockanickon Scout Reservation is buzzing with activity!
It's hard to believe but just 8 months ago, Hurricane Sandy moved ashore and came through New Jersey and hit OSR with all its fury. Trees were pushed over, buildings were hit and power poles were snapped. Over $750,000 of damages occurred in that one night just in our camp.
Since that time, thousands of hours were committed by volunteers and staff to help in the clean-up and rebuilding efforts. Those efforts, by so many Scouts, Scouters and people who care, have paid off.
Since the hurricane, OSR has hosted the following events:
Between these events and winter cabin usage, we estimate over 2000 Scouts and Scouters made use of the facility while the recovery was still taking place.
None of this would have happened, had it not been for the tireless efforts of our volunteers and staff. Thank you! Without your efforts we would not have been able to accomplish all we did.
I also need to take a moment and thank two key volunteers that have recently stepped down from their positions, Gail Hill and Fred Schea. Gail has served as the Council Commissioner from 2008 through 2013. Gail has tirelessly worked to build and strengthen the Commissioner staff. Fred has served as the Council President from 2011 through 2013.
Both of these volunteers need to be commended for their commitment to the Scouting program as they led the Council through very difficult and trying times.
See you down the trail.
Yours in Scouting,
Magne Gundersen
Scout Executive/CEO
Journey to Excellence
Your Pack, Troop, Crew and Post are on a Journey to Excellence, and Bucks County Council is here to help you however we can!
"Scouting's Journey to Excellence" is the BSA's performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of not only our units, but also our districts and Council.
Now is a great time for each of our units to pull out the 2013 scorecards and review where you stand in regards to JTE. Are you on track to achieve your goals and be a Gold Level Unit?
What Journey to Excellence Brings to Your Unit:
Need help with your review? Let your commissioner know. There is still time left in the year to make significant improvements in Your JTE score. Don't miss out on being a Gold Level unit because you did not plan well.
Let us help you!
Michael Goodwin
Council Commissioner
There have been several questions raised recently concerning our members wearing their uniforms while participating in events supporting political and social issues. The following is an official statement on Scouting and social and political causes. We distribute a similar statement annually. In support of our responsibilities in keeping our volunteers and staff informed regarding this particular policy, please share this as appropriate.
As you are aware, the newly approved Boy Scouts of America membership standards resolution restates what has always been the BSA's policy, that "the Boy Scouts of America does not have an agenda on the matter of sexual orientation, and resolving this complex issue is not the role of the organization, nor may any member use Scouting to promote or advance any social or political position or agenda."
However, Scouting is not to be used to advance pro- or anti-gay agendas at events, such as parades or other such political or social advocacy functions. It has always been the BSA's policy that no person—youth or adult—may use Scouting to promote sexual orientation or any other political or social agenda.
Such behavior or action is inconsistent with the BSA's values and virtues. There must be no doubt that the BSA is not advocating any content or subject matter of advocacy or acceptance for or against homosexual behavior. Registered members who violate the rules and regulations of the Boy Scouts of America by engaging in such must be dealt with appropriately by the local council. The National Council will engage with local councils as they determine the appropriate actions when these policies are violated.
The BSA's rules and regulations specify that the official uniforms are intended for use in connection with Scouting activities as defined by the National Executive Board. Their use may be approved by the local council for council events or activities under conditions consistent with the rules and regulations of the Boy Scouts of America.
It has long been the BSA's position and interpretation of its rules that uniformed unit members and leaders may participate in flag ceremonies at events and may lead the Pledge of Allegiance; however, they should retire after the ceremony and not remain on the speakers' platform, participate in the event, or remain in a conspicuous location where viewers could construe their presence as an endorsement or symbol of support. In addition, photos or video with Scouts in uniform or BSA marks and logos are not allowed in campaign materials of any kind. The purpose of this is to ensure that there is not a perception that the BSA, the Council, or even the uniformed members favor one candidate (or platform) over another.
This interpretation of BSA rules and regulations and our bylaws is consistent with past practices, and nothing set forth in the resolution (which is not in effect until Jan. 1, 2014) changes that interpretation, nor was it the intent of the resolution to do so.
The following is the membership standard for youth members of the Boy Scouts of America, effective Jan. 1, 2014:
Youth membership in the Boy Scouts of America is open to all youth who meet the specific membership requirements to join the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing programs. Membership in any program of the Boy Scouts of America requires the youth member to (a) subscribe to and abide by the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law, (b) subscribe to and abide by the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle (duty to God), and (c) demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the highest level of good conduct and respect for others and is consistent at all times with the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.
The BADGE OF HONOR fall recruitment campaign is a concerted recruiting effort by the Council and district Membership committees, taking place in September and October in all school systems – private, public, and parochial. One evening is designated for all parents to gather at a BADGE OF HONOR location to align themselves and their son(s) with the Boy Scouts of America through an existing or new pack or troop.
BADGE OF HONOR means membership, and for all Scouting leaders, membership is registration in the Boy Scouts of America – giving young people an opportunity to participate in a program that has been tried and proved. It is reaching out to families who have eligible boys and inviting them to join. It's organizing new groups, dens, and/or patrols and recruiting qualified leadership. GOOD membership is a sign of a healthy pack or troop and a quality pack or troop program.
Remember, adding boys means a better Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and/or Boy Scout program for all, more families involved, more exciting things to do, and more friendships made. Adding families means more people involved in your chartered organization, and more leaders. Adding leaders means more hands to help and more personal satisfaction.
Flyer requests forms have been sent to the Cubmaster of each of the Cub Scout Packs in the Council. Be sure your pack's request has been submitted.
For Membership notes from our VP of membership Scott Harp, Click here!
During the recent Council Annual meeting, the following individuals were elected as Members-At-Large of the Bucks County Council:
During the recent Council Annual meeting, the following individuals were elected as officers of the Bucks County Council:
The address for your contingent members to receive mail at the jamboree is below:
Interested in selling popcorn this fall?
Curious about what the popcorn sale can do for your unit?
We can help!
Representatives of the Council's POPCORN TEAM are willing to come to you and your committee to discuss the popcorn sale. We will answer your questions and give you suggestions on how to improve your sale.
We can share specifics about the upcoming sale and let you begin the planning process to allow you to be as successful with the upcoming sale as possible.
To schedule a meeting, send an email to Antoinette Layton at [email protected].
Gross sales: $253,025
Unit profit: $ 92,172
Estimated unit prizes: $ 7,500
Why sell Trails End? Click here for more info!
The following units have participated in the family Friends of Scouting campaign and have been recognized for their contribution levels as having achieved the GOLD CARD status:
85% of Unit Goal
100% of Unit Goal
110% of Unit Goal
150% of Unit Goal
Troop 6
Pack 607
Pack 46
Troop 30
Troop 19
Troop 3
Troop 1
Troop 41
Troop 46
Troop 10
Troop 29
Troop 280
Troop 147
Troop 24
Troop 34
Troop 380
Troop 210
Troop 27
Troop 36
Troop 53
Troop 175
Troop 316
(Listing as of May 31, 2013)
There has been a lot of discussion on the approval process introduced last year for the Tour and Activity Plans. This process replaced the Local Tour Permit and Tour Plan requirements and became effective on May 24, 2012.
Why should I complete a tour and activity plan?
The tour and activity plan is a planning tool for best practices to be prepared for safe and fun adventure. Completing the plan may not address all possible challenges, but it can help ensure that appropriate planning has been conducted, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
In addition, the plan helps to organize safe and appropriate transportation to and from an event, and defines driver qualifications and minimum limits of insurance coverage for drivers and vehicles used to transport participants.
Please complete and submit this plan at least 21 days in advance to ensure your Council support staff has enough time to review the plan and assist as necessary.
When do I need to complete a tour and activity plan?
Times when a tour and activity plan must be submitted for Council review include the following:
- Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, floating, scuba, etc.)
- Climbing and rappelling
- Orientation flights (process flying plan)
- Shooting sports
- Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program
What, if any, transition period is available?
You should be using the updated tour and activity plan; all other paper versions are obsolete.
Other frequently asked questions and answers about the new process are located at
Scouters needing ONLINE assistance can call:
National Volunteer Helpdesk
Attention Unit Leaders...
The BSA has put Scouting on the map! The BSA has its own joining Web page with information on Scouting, plus an actual Google map application that will help potential Scouts and their parents find packs, troops, and crews in their local communities.
This program was launched in 2010, and is helping all units be more visible as families move into their areas and look for a new Pack, Troop, or Crew.
Information for Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Committee Chairs and COR's may be found here. These are the unit leaders who will have the role of updating the unit's electronic push pin and managing leads from interested families.
Where can you find BeAScout? Log into www.myscouting.org (you should already have a username and password). On the left toolbar, click BeAScout. This will open your dashboard for your unit. Instructions will be found there as well, but simply put you will need to do the following simple updates to insure that your unit 'pin' is accurate:
Unit Leader Tasks:
1. Update the Pin. All registered units will appear as an electronic push pins on the Google map. Unit leaders will want to make sure that their unit information is correct on the pins. To do that, if you have the role mentioned above, log into MyScouting, select BeAScout, then Unit Pin Management. Change the "Fields Displayed on Google Pin" from Council Information to Contact Person. Then add primary and alternate unit contacts and any other unit information you want. If you don't update your pin, then only Council information will show on the Google bubble.
2. Manage the Leads. Once you've completed Step 1, your primary and alternate contacts will be notified when a lead is interested in your unit. They must follow up with these leads. To do this, from MyScouting > BeAScout, go to Unit Lead Management. Select your unit to view the leads for that unit.
NCCS Region 3 Pennsylvania and New Jersey invites all Roman and Eastern Rite Catholic Boy Scouters, diocesan scouting committee members, all persons involved in Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Catholic youth ministry and Religious Emblems to the annual Region 3 conference. The conference will be held on September 8th and September 9th, 2013 at the Park Inn Harrisburg West in Mechanicsburg, PA. Information will be available and discussions will be held on religious emblems, membership, diocesan committee training and other scouting subjects. For more information, conference schedule, and hotel information please contact:
Mr. August Pfeifer @ 717-737-8713 or [email protected]
Messengers of Peace Initiative Recognizes Peace-Related Service Projects
Today, Scouts in dozens of countries are working for peace by solving conflicts in their schools, building links between divided communities, teaching their peers about health and wellness, and repairing environmental damage. Now, when you join them, you and your Scouts can earn international recognition and a special patch.
Created by the World Scout Committee, the Messengers of Peace initiative recognizes Scout units worldwide that undertake projects that contribute to world peace. To participate, all you have to do is submit your peace-related projects (especially qualifying Eagle Scout and William T. Hornaday Award projects) through the Journey to Excellence website (www.scouting.org/Awards/JourneyToExcellence). When you do so—and check the Messengers of Peace box on the submission page—the Scouts and Scouters who participated will be eligible to wear a special Messengers of Peace ring patch around the World Crest on their uniforms.
All Messengers of Peace projects are automatically cataloged on a map at the Messengers of Peace website (http://scoutmessengers.com). You can visit the site to learn what Scouts around the world are doing.
"Since the earliest days of Scouting, Scouts have worked to make the world a better place," said Scout Executive (Insert Scout Executive Name). "This new initiative is a great way to recognize the efforts of our Scouts not just to visualize world peace but to help bring it about."
What kind of projects qualify? In terms of the MOP initiative, peace encompasses three dimensions:
1. The personal dimension: harmony, justice, and equality
2. The community dimension: peace as opposed to hostility or violent conflict
3. Relationships between humankind and its environment: security, social and economic welfare, and relationship with the environment
Any project that has a significant impact on the community in any one of the three dimensions above qualifies as a Messengers of Peace project.
To learn more about Messengers of Peace, contact your district executive, visit the BSA's Messengers of Peace website at www.scouting.org/messengersofpeace or visit the websites listed above.
For a list of units acheiving JTE in 2012, click here!
For information on BucksJam 2014 Click here
Cub Scout Day Camp is truly the best week of a Cub Scout's summer! Day Camp is a week long day time camp adventure where cubs and parents experience a bigger part of scouting. So don't let your son miss out on all the fun and excitement that Day Camp has to offer.
Join your local Cub Scout Day Camp staff for outdoor adventure and Cub Scout FUN at the 2013 Wild Wild West Day Camp! It's a week of outdoor fun and programs not regularly found in den or pack activities, including: archery, hiking and outdoor skills, as well as crafts, games, and advancement.
Registration is still open and you can register now. The fee for one week of Cub Scout Day Camp has been set at $170.
Join us July 15 to 19 for a week of fun, excitement and the outdoors at Pavilion #2, in Peace Valley County Park in New Britain Township
Join us July 29 to August 2 for a week of fun, excitement and the outdoors at Pavilion #6, in Core Creek County Park in Middletown Township
For additional information and to register, go to the Council website at:
Congrats to 2013 Silver Beaver Awards and their spouses! Pictured left to right are Scott Douglas, Mark Wassum, Frank Huttenlock and Bruce Bintilff.
Incoming Council President Bill Pfundt standing alongside Scout Executive Magne Gundersen
Thank you to all who could be in attendance for this great event!
Dear Pack and Troop Leaders:
We need your assistance so that the Scout Shop may provide better service to our customers, your families.
We have many parents coming into the Scout Shop asking what they need for their uniforms. While we do know what they need for a full uniform, we have no idea what the individual Packs and Troops will provide to them and the parents usually don't either. Nor do we have any idea if there are optional items that your particular Pack or Troop requires.
In an attempt to help, I have created a form for you to complete and return to the Scout Shop. We will keep this form in a binder behind the counter so that when we have families that aren't sure of what they need, we will be able to refer to it.
It would be greatly appreciated if this form were returned to the Scout Shop as soon as possible. Some of you have returned them in previous years but I would like to have updated ones.
Thank you for your help!
For a listing of what a Pack should provide and what a Cub Parent should provide
For a listing of what a Troop should provide and what a Boy Scout parent should provide
Amy Hall
Scout Shop Manager
[email protected]
Fax: 215-348-7289
Scout Shop Summer Hours:
Our summer hours are active during July and August---NO SATURDAY HOURS. Plus, the Council Office and Scout Shop will be CLOSED the week of August 19-24, and Labor Day, Monday September 2.
District Chairman: vacant
District Commissioner:Tony Vega [email protected]
District Executive: A.J. Esposito [email protected]
Have you been working as a Unit leader and now want a new challenge? Are you interested in helping other Units put on a successful scouting program? The Unit Commissioner position is for you. We are always looking for new commissioners to add to our staff. We could also use help on our round table staff. Your input on how to improve Round Table will be much appreciated. If you are interested in a District position please contact Tony Vega at [email protected]
Note for Life Scouts - Please feel free to contact me as you start to work on gathering information for your Eagle Project
Mike Wilsey Tohpendel Advancement Chairman
[email protected]
Training is essential to the growth and quality of our Units. Please take note of the upcoming district and Council training dates. Without trained leaders it is difficult to continue to deliver a quality program to the youth of the Council. Each unit should have several trained leaders. Going into a new scouting year it is imperative new leaders are trained. Both position specific and general trainings are being offered in the fall take advantage of these opportunities for they will not always occur at your convenience. If training pertains to you or someone in your unit, make sure they attend so we can continue to excel at providing a quality program to our youth.
If you have questions or would like to schedule a training day for your unit feel free to contact:
Russell Soerens
Tohpendel District Training Chair
Tohpendel District's 2013 popcorn sale is about to kick off! Last year, Pack 79 sold a whopping $4,667 worth of popcorn and the pack raised over $1,400 to strengthen their program! We are looking for units to step up and challenge their crown this fall! Selling Trails' End popcorn is a great, easy way to raise money for your pack or troop and all units in Upper Bucks County are encouraged to at least attempt a sale. If you are interested in selling popcorn or need materials, please contact A.J. Esposito at [email protected], or 215-384-4984. Let's raise some money this fall!!!
District Chairman: Bob Ansel [email protected]
District Commissioner: Don Wiater [email protected]
Senior District Executive: Rob Scafidi [email protected]
Philadelphia Eagles telecaster Merrill Reese speaks at the Newtown Community Breakfast for Scouting
Newtown Breakfast – June 20th
Over two dozen businesspeople from around the Newtown area turned out to support Scouting programs in Bucks County. Held at the Temperance House, on South State Street, the event raised $7,000 for the Bucks County Council, BSA.
ScoutReach Program Aides Needed
The Bucks County Council is seeking to hire part-time Program Aides to operate Cub Scout activities as part of our ScoutReach program, operated in conjunction with the United Way of Bucks County. Locations served are in Morrisville, Langhorne, Feasterville, Levittown, Bristol, and Bensalem. Please contact either Rob Scafidi at [email protected], Joel Perkins at [email protected], or Dana Kuhns at [email protected] for details. After-school groups meet every other week from September through June, and summer day camp programs operate in many locations from June through August.
District Chairman: Doug Pedersen [email protected]
District Commissioner: John Ponzuric [email protected]
Senior District Executive: Sean Friedland [email protected]
In response to your requests for program planning information, Lenape District is publishing their District Event Calendar ahead of the Council Calendar. Please plan your Unit calendars to include all programs for your appropriate program.
2014 will not include a District Camporee due to the Council Jamboree in May 2014.
The district will have all the leaders guides and Sign-ups available 2 months ahead of time for all events in 2013-2014. Please plan on committing early to your units attendance.
2013-2014 Calendars of Events
Commissioners' Meetings
Third Wednesday of every month at the Council Service Center 7:30PM. Uniforms encouraged.
For more information email John Ponzuric, District Commissioner, [email protected].
District Committee Meetings
First Thursday of the month at the Council Service Center 7:15PM
For more information email [email protected]
District Chairman: vacant
District Commissioner: Cheryl Hallowell [email protected]
Senior District Executive: Joel Perkins [email protected]
A note from the Pennsbury District Commissioner:
Pennsbury is off to a great start this summer.
Our District has two new units: Venture Crew 154 of Levittown and Boy Scout Troop 17 of Bensalem. Wilkinson Memorial United Methodist Church and Troop 180 of Croydon hosted an open house on June 4th in an attempt to start a Cub Scout Pack. Ship 2012 at the Pennsylvania Yacht Club also held a recruiting event on June 5th. For more information on the Sea Scout Ship, go to http://www.ship2012.scoutlander.com
Many of our packs, troops, and crews participated in Memorial Day events, a flag retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 834 and cub camping all while our troops are gearing up for Boy Scout Summer Camp!
Pennsbury was represented by our commissioner staff on June 22nd for the training held at Ockanickon. The Cub Scout Roundtable Staff is now fully trained to receive their Roundtable Commissioner Key. Brian O'Sullivan, Jamie Gottshall, and Jim Rugarber completed Commissioner Basic Training which also covered Roundtable Commissioner Training. Along with myself, District Committee Workshop participants were Mark Weiss, Charlie Palilonis, and Cheryl Hamm.
The commissioners will be meeting in August for an informal get together. For more information on Commissioner service for the Pennsbury District, please contact me.
Yours in Scouting,
Cheryl Hallowell
Let's thank Pennsbury Programs Chair Bruce Bintliff for another great year!
Our MC extraordinare, Gordon Cumberland!
Cheryl Hallowell receiving the Buck Award!
Pennsbury Silver Beaver Recipients
Congratulations to our very own Bruce Bintliff and Mark Wassum in receiving this prestigious award!
Upcoming District Events:
Oct 25-27 2013: Fall Camporee at Ockanickon Scout Reservation.
Jan 17-19 2014: Klondike Derby at Ockanickon Scout Reservation
It's never to early to get a head start on Fall recruitment. If you need materials, resources, or help, please contact the Pennsbury District Membership Team at [email protected] We're here to help you!
There are still a few straggler units that have not turned in their orange FOS bags or have not had presentations yet. If you fall into this category, please contact Gordon Cumberland immediately at 215-584-7326.
4 Independence Day – Scout Store and Council Service Center closed
6 Scout Store closed
7 to 13 Boy Scout Resident Camp – Ockanickon Scout Reservation – Week 4
7 to 10 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
10 to 13 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
13 Scout Store closed
14 National Jamboree contingent leaves – Bectel Scout Reservation, WV
14 to 20 Boy Scout Resident Camp – Ockanickon Scout Reservation – Week 5
14 to 17 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
15 to 19 Cub Scout Day Camp – Peace Valley County Park, New Britain Township
16 Commissioner Cabinet meeting
17 to 20 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
20 Scout Store closed
21 to 27 Boy Scout Resident Camp – Ockanickon Scout Reservation – Week 6
21 to 27 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
24 National Jamboree contingent returns
27 Scout Store closed
28 to 8/3 Boy Scout Resident Camp – Ockanickon Scout Reservation – Week 7
28 to 31 Cub Scout Resident Camp – Camp Hart
29 to 8/2 Cub Scout Day Camp – Core Creek County Park, Middletown Township
1 Program Summit
3 Scout Store closed
4 to 10 Boy Scout Resident Camp – Ockanickon Scout Reservation – Week 8
6 Playwicki Ice Cream Social / Membership Kickoff / Popcorn Kickoff
7 Properties Committee meeting
8 Pennsbury Ice Cream Social / Membership Kickoff / Popcorn Kickoff
8 Executive Board visit to Ockanickon Scout Reservation
10 Scout Store closed
13 Commissioner Cabinet meeting
16 to 18 OA Weekend - Ockanickon Scout Reservation
17 Scout Store closed
19 to 23 Summer Vacation - Scout Store and Council Service Center closed
24 Scout Store closed
28 Coordinated Key 3
29 Lenape District Committee meeting
29 Lenape District Commissioner meeting
31 Scout Store closed


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Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's wing and engine at London Heathrow airport. Taxiing along the centreline that helps pilots navigate to specific locations around the airport consisting of five terminals on a site that covers 12.14 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi). London Heathrow is a major international airport, the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic. It is also the third busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe.
From the chapter entitled 'Up in the Air' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).

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Runnersville is a community of females in Russellville, Arkansas, and surrounding towns who encourage one another to be the best version of themselves. One of the primary ways we do this is through running and walking, regardless age or current fitness level. However, it goes further than that. It's about building relationships that empower one another, inspiring one another to set new goals and work to reach them, and sharing hope and encouragement.
Runnersville is best known for its free Runnersville Ladies Training Camp, which prepares ladies to walk, walk/run, or run a 5K.
Runnersville is now part of the RussVegas Foot Races Foundation. The purpose of this organization is to promote fitness within the River Valley community specifically by fostering, sponsoring and coordinating races and events for the general public to participate in. Through these events, the RussVegas Foot Races Foundation promotes a healthier lifestyle while providing charitable support for the Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) through the River Valley Circle of Friends.


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Affiliate marketing is a great way for website owners to branch out and make some extra money. However, you will need to learn some techniques in order to ensure that you, as well as your affiliate, achieve success. This article will provide some tips that others have found helpful in their endeavors.
Learn how a company tracks orders made off-site before you choose a marketing program. Some companies allow orders to be made my mail or phone. Those orders are only connected to an affiliate ID if actively mentioned. In these scenarios, you could miss out on commissions.
Be transparent about your affiliates to be received positively by your audience. Affiliate marketing is simply another marketing strategy and should never be fraudulently hidden. Your readers will feel more positive and be more likely to click your links if they are kept informed of your motivations for affiliate marketing.
To be successful at affiliate marketing, stay with the programs that pay the most money. One thing that you will want to consider is to give your affiliates a review. Choose to eliminate affiliates that are not giving you much revenue. This way you can add advertisers who will be more profitable.
A lot of affiliates will get tasks in their email and then check them. You will speed up your work by extracting important affiliate info from emails and saving them into one word processing document. Referring to a single document will increase productivity.
Always look to join affiliate marketing companies that provide more than one payment option so you can have multiple ways to access your money. While some companies only pay by check when you reach a predetermined amount, others allow you to send money directly to your bank account or to online payment accounts like AlertPay and Paypal.
Try to look for a company that continuously produces products to help your affiliate marketing efforts. If you want reliable commissions and new product promotion opportunities from a reputable, solid affiliate company, look for one that continuously produces new products for you to promote. Products that are just a fad or a trend will not make you money for long.
Eventually, most customers unsubscribe, forcing you to find new ones. In order to secure new clients, make certain you use just your most effective messages as a way of attracting their attention.
Use text services to make affiliate commissions. This is a new thing, but a lot of affiliates are employing this technique. It keeps customers informed and will help you sell your products.
Hopefully, these pieces of advice in the above article have given you some excellent tips to increase your chance of success at affiliate marketing. Always take some time to read the up-to-date information about marketing to make sure that you can achieve the best results. In addition to the products or services already being provided on your website, affiliate marketing can be used to earn some additional income. You will achieve multiple objectives this way. "


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Their gpu_freq isn't suspicious at all to me. with an overvolt of 6, mine can hit 565. With 8 I can do over 600, tested with quake3. Any higher causes artifacts, so I know it's working.
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1400 with a 6 overvolt is just unbelievable. Literally.
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American Farmland Trust has announced its third annual competition for America's Favorite Farmers Markets. Starting June 1, you'll have the opportunity to show your love for your local farmers' market by voting at farmland.org/vote. In the meantime, farmers' markets looking to participate can register online at farmland.org/marketmanager.
According to a press release sent out by American Farmland Trust, farmers' markets may be gaining in popularity, but the country still loses "more than an acre of farmland every minute to development — most of it around cities where there is greatest demand for local food." Yikes. Scarier than Donald Trump running for president? Not quite, but still pretty scary.
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on April 28, 2011
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Lessons on Demand
To accommodate the varied schedules of our members and provide additional times for sailing instruction, the Club is reviving a previous program which allows members to schedule a sailing lesson directly with an instructor at a time outside of the Club's usual scheduled lessons. There are several Junior and Senior rated members who are willing to teach sailing skills to individuals or groups at a prearranged time. This is a supplemental program to our normal Sailing Instruction, which is described here.
(Note: to see instructor contact information, you must login to the site)
Here's how it works
There's a list of instructors on the website. For each instructor, there's a sailing bio to help familiarize prospective students with their background. The instructor also indicates the type of boat (dinghy or keelboat), the level of student they are willing to teach (unrated, Novice, Junior, etc.), what skills they are williing to teach, their availability for lesons and their email address. For example, a given instructor might be willing to teach one afternoon a week on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, but not both or their availability may change from week to week due to travel, work, etc. Prospective students will contact the instructor directly via email to request a lesson. The skill level, lesson contents, and any pre-requisites can all be discussed between instructor and student when arranging the lesson. (It is ok to request a lesson for more than one student). The instructor is also free to decline a lesson request since their participation in this program is on a voluntary basis. Lessons On Demand will not be offered during regularly scheduled Club lesson times, Club races, Fast Track events, Open Houses or any other Club sponsored event involving the use of the club boats. Instructors earn volunteer hours for these lessons similar to hours earned during the Club's normally posted lesson times. A Coordinator, Craig Charles, will maintain the instructor listings on the site and facilitate the program.
If you wish to sign up as an instructor, please email the Rear Commodore a listing of the days and times you are available to teach. This can be changed as needed. Please also send a brief bio outlining your sailing experience, indicate what level of student you wish to teach, what, if any, specific skills you'd like to teach and whether you are willing/able to teach on dinghies, keelboats or both.
After each lesson, please record the lesson in the log book in the ClubHouse, and remember to record your volunteer hours via the online site.
To arrange a Lesson On Demand, look at the instructor bios below where you will find a brief sailing bio and info on their availability. You can then directly contact the instructor via email to arrange a lesson. Please understand that instructor availability is subject to change and that the listings do not represent a commitment to teach on the part of the instructor. NOTE: It is possible to arrange a group lesson, (more than one student). Please ask the instructor when arranging the lesson.
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John Bergmann
Junior Dinghy sailor since May, 2016. Club member since September, 2015. Previously owned a Cal-20 in San Diego and sailed extensively including trips to Mexico and Catalina Island. Contributed to updating the Club's Dinghy manual this year. Willing to teach anyone working towards their Junior Dinghy rating and will teach all Junior level skils. Availability for lessons: most Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Contact John.
John Bongiovanni
Cruising Skipper, Dinghy and Keelboat, Club member since November 2013, dinghy sailor since the mid-1980s, and Club Rear Commodore (sailing instruction). Willing to test prospective Juniors who are adequately prepared, and also to teach rated Juniors working on Senior dinghy skills, especially rudderless sailing, jib-only sailing, sailing without a centerboard, backwards sailing, and downwind sailing. Not available for keelboat lessons, but willing to have practice sessions with Juniors who are close to their Senior Keelboat test. Availability for lessons: Many Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Contact John.
Gene Golfus
Member since late 2017, getting Junior in the second Fast Track in 2018. Love teaching and teach a lot. Lots of windsurfing experience, including maui, Aruba, Bonaire, the Dominican Republic, Margaritta off the Coast of Venezuela, Baja- La paz , Sherman Island -Rio Vista, Bencia, Berkeley, Chrissy Field, Candelstick, The Columbia River Gorge (huge wind against huge currents). This experience helps me with sailing and teaching it. Willing to teach at a basic level to help you get from zero to Junior: rigging and putting a boat in the water, and then building skills to get you to your Novice and Junior. Available most weekdays early afternoon, just after the Club opens or as late as 1pm. Contact Gene.
Balthazar Lechene
Junior Dinghy sailor. Also a rated windsurfer. Has greatly enjoyed the Club since 2014. Willing to teach beginners and novices working towards their Junior rating. Mostly available on weekends. Contact Balthazar.
Stefano Maffuli
Junior Dinghy sailor and club member since 2012. Willing to teach anyone working towards their Junior Dinghy rating and will teach most Junior level skils (except capsize recovery). Also willing to teach some advanced techniques, like rudderless sailing, jib only, backward sailing, trapeze handling. Available during weekends only, gladly accepting rides from/to San Francisco.Contact Stefano.
Elyakim Rinat
Cruising Skipper, Club member since 2010. Willing to teach rated Juniors working on Senior dinghy skills. Available to have practice sessions with Juniors who are close to their Senior Keelboat test. Mostly available Monday through Thursday but other days could work. Contact Elyakim.
Jeff Scott
Junior Dinghy sailor as of Summer 2016 and have been with the club since 2015. Prepared to teach members towad their Junior rating. Available on most weekends. Contact Jeff.
Mike Sherrell
Senior Dinghy sailor. Club member for five years. Willing to teach Junior rated sailors on trapping out and/or gennaker sailing on Bahia's, Quests or the RS500's. Also teach single handing on the trapeze. Requires winds of at least 10 knots. Usually available on Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. Contact Mike.
Zac Weiner
Junior Dinghy sailor. CSC member for 15 years. Will teach anyone working towards their Novice or Junior ratings on any of the required skills. Available by appointment. Contact Zac.


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October 22, 2007
Anti-semitism, prejudice, people and juries.
Here's something useful for both trial lawyers and actual humans.
Last week Anne Reed at Deliberations gave us a post which is important, gutsy and of the stuff that makes the blogosphere worth visiting. See "The Silent Stereotype". She begins:
A mock trial not long ago taught me a lesson about anti-Semitism. One of the presenting lawyers was Jewish, with both first and last names suggesting that heritage. The other lawyer had a name and a look suggesting Irish ancestry.
More here.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at October 22, 2007 05:00 PM


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We are gearing up for the Summer Concert Series and looking for volunteers each week. It's every Thursday from 6/21 to 9/6 from 6-8pm plus set up and breakdown. This week we need volunteers for 9/6. We'll have giveaways to hand out, disperse concert series shirts, play corn hole, and more! Don't forget to wear your Team CFCU shirt or the official 2018 Concert Series shirt.
Parents and children are invited and encouraged to get involved.
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Byline: Roger Kaplan
World War II posed no moral or existential problems for Albert Camus. As it began, he was 26 years old and had already made his mark as a crusading journalist; within a couple of years he would be famous for a shocking novel, The Stranger. With his family and his wife's family in relative security in Algeria, he left the Paris paper where he was working when it fired its Jewish staff and entered, as the idiom had it, into resistance. Camus became one of the editors of Combat, one of the most widely circulated clandestine newspapers, and lived for a time in the Resistance stronghold of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
Camus sensed, and expressed starkly, what many of his contemporaries felt with vague premonitions and discomfort: The world does not care whether you get out of bed on the wrong foot, or have no running water, or are condemned to death because of your ancestry (or present beliefs). What follows is that you have a choice: You can succumb to the horror and become a vegetable or an opportunist, a person with no moral compass; or you can use your reason and senses to think things through and find what is right, and live accordingly.
This applies to the political life, life in society, and the aesthetic life, wherein you learn to appreciate the beauty, both natural and artificial, of which the world is full. Such a life, even hesitatingly approached by the ill- or incompletely educated characters who sometimes appear in Camus's writings, transcends the absurdity of it all--at least insofar as can be done by mere mortals.
This Camus-in-a-nutshell hardly does justice to France's 1957 Nobel laureate in literature. But full justice, as he surely knew, is scarcely within anyone's grasp; the striving for it gives life meaning. Albert Camus (1913-1960) sought justice throughout his life, and nowhere as insistently as in his native Algeria.
Curiously enough, his papers on the continuing Algerian crisis, which cover 20 years, have never before been published in English. This present edition is a translation, with some minor editorial notes and a helpful introduction, of the third volume of the selections he made of his journalistic writings, Actuelles (Current Events), in 1958. It is devoted entirely to Algeria and collects the pieces he considered most helpful for finding a just solution to a situation that, at the time, seemed utterly blocked.
Camus's anticolonialist credentials were solid. They were well in advance of the French left--which, in fact, supported colonialism almost to the bitter end--and of the Third Worldist fashion that evolved as a kind of replacement faith to orthodox socialism in the late 1950s. Camus was no romantic and did not expect salvation for the Algerian people, or any other ex-oppressed non-Europeans. He only hoped that they would demonstrate more political lucidity than their ex-oppressors. He viewed this as their only chance to make the kind of country, and society, that they claimed to want.
Thus, in the anticolonial writings he contributed to the left-of-center Alger republicain in 1937-8--represented here by selections from a series of reports called "The Misery of Kabylia" (Kabylia being the mountainous Berber region to the east of Algiers) and in the alarm he tried to sound in Combat upon returning to Algeria in 1945, able to see the looming crisis--the theme is that France had betrayed its own values in Algeria.
Camus took with utmost seriousness the principles of French republicanism, which were flouted with impunity in what was, administratively, supposed to be not a colony but three overseas departements of France. In reality, the Algerian Muslim majority was, except for a narrow fringe, deprived of its political and civil rights, and the economic consequences were of a level of misery that, Camus warned, approached mass starvation.
The unjust system in Algeria, however, was not to be blamed on the French settlers, the large majority of whom were, like Camus's own family, of extremely modest means. Camus insisted that the Francais d'Algerie should not be made to carry the blame and pay the price for the failed policies of Third and Fourth Republic politicians eager to make advantageous political arrangements with the small, cliquish, settler upper class.
But that is exactly what happened. When, in 1954, the federation of nationalist parties known as the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) took command of the independence movement, thrusting its most ruthless elements into command and launching a terror and guerrilla campaign, the reaction in Paris was brutal: "The only negotiation is war," said Francois Mitterrand, then a young minister of justice (no doubt Camus appreciated the bitter irony). But as the FLN dug in, the center-left governments of the Fourth Republic began talking of negotiations that would, the settlers believed, lead to surrender.
Camus's writings, mainly in L'Express--a magazine founded to oppose a purely military solution to the crisis--took on a different cast. The theme of justice remained dominant. But now he called attention to the coming injustice he feared would be done to his people, even as he continued to focus on the injustices committed for a century-and-a-half, in the name of a civilizing mission, against the Arabs and Berbers.
Thus, Algerian Chronicles is one of the most dramatic volumes ever published in the genre of "selected news columns." For, in Camus's case, and particularly in the third Actuelles, what we have is not only real reporting and sensible policy recommendations, but the record of a soul in crisis.
It is not that Camus was ambivalent about what was happening in Algeria. He remained steadfast in his belief that nothing was possible unless and until republican principles were truly and universally applied. Indeed, he was perfectly willing, even eager, to consider such matters as reparations, well aware (as his reporting shows) of the economic spoliation to which the Muslim majority was subjected. What he could not accept, however, was the idea of turning over a country of many and diverse communities to a single-party Arab nationalist regime.
After 1957 and the publication of his selections the following year, Camus cloaked himself in his famous "silence" on Algeria. He explained that the words he wrote, words of moderation and measure, would be distorted and abused. Since he was a marked man on both sides--as an apologist for colonialism by left-wing, Stalinist fellow travelers like Sartre, and as a traitor to his own people by the Algerie francaise--he feared that his own family, including his mother still in Algeria, would be targeted. Thus, during the last years of the war in Algeria, when it became the dominant political issue in France, Camus stayed on the sidelines.
One can only conjecture, of course, but even had he stayed in the debate until his death in an automobile accident in 1960, Camus likely would not have had much influence. Which is, perhaps, the enduring lesson of this volume. Since the voice of restraint--what Camus liked to call the "Mediterranean voice"--cannot be heard in the midst of a savage war of peace, the greatest gift that a man of letters can offer is the example of courage: to stand on one's own ground and speak, even if it means going against the conformism of thought that will, in the end, prevail.
Roger Kaplan is a writer in Washington.


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May 2016
Molly Peacock
This heroic sonnet isn't directly about a flower, but it swirls around the central image of the title, a flourish of spring forsythia. To me, it's a May poem, though in many places forsythia blooms as early as February. I was born in Buffalo, though, and now live in Toronto, where forsythia can burst as late as May, even in a globally warmed world. I've written lots about flowers, not only in poetry, but in biography with The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72 (about the 18th-century botanical collage artist) and now with The Rose Artist, Her Husband and Her Friend, a biography I'm still working on, about the 19th-century American-Canadian painter, Mary Hiester Reid. Sonnets seem like flowers to me, whorling out (or should I say springing?) from the stem of an idea in a quick bloom of fourteen (or in this case, sixteen) lines. "Forsythia Below Clouds" is from Cornucopia: New & Selected Poems (W.W. Norton and Company). Please visit my website: http://mollypeacock.org/
Forsythia below Clouds
What chases spring? Almost anything.
Wind chases it into place, of course, every
chance it gets. Pennies in a pocket, jingling
forgotten in a cotton jacket chase it. Shivery
afternoons chasing dusk chase spring. The yawns
of a million people each act as a million
miniature bellows blowing ninety downs
into bloom, and each dawn catches the loose pollen
of spring in its pastel cup. Winter chases
spring into place like an aging annoyed
Angora cuffs its offspring. It erases
anything cosy. Spring is a colder void,
actually, because of its light. Getting
ready, chasing things away by chasing
them into place, involves cold, light erasing.
Spring is a way of embracing forgetting.
-from Cornucopia: New & Selected Poems, W.W. Norton and Company
Author's Note: Will definitive proof that some prehistoric painters were women come when we find cave images of flowers? (Some anthropologists think that the hand stencils that look like clusters of blooms at the El Castillo Caves in Cantabria are by women http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131008-women-handprints-oldest-neolithic-cave-art/) The core connection between flowering and the feminine seems everlastingly vital.
©2016 Molly Peacock


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The Virunga Mountains, East Africa – January 20th, 2009
The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley. They are located between Lake Edward and Lake Kivu, partially visible at the bottom left.
The mountain range consists of eight major volcanoes. Most of them are dormant, except Mount Nyiragongo (3462 m) and Mount Nyamuragira (3063 m) in the Congo. Mount Karisimbi (4507 m) is the highest volcano. The oldest mountain is Mount Sabyinyo (3634 m).
The Virunga Mountains are home of the critically endangered mountain gorilla, listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and war.
Mount Nyiragongo, visible at the top right, has been described as Africa's most active volcano. Mount Nyamuragira can be identified by its twin craters; the main crater is 250 m deep, two km wide and sometimes contains a lava lake.
Together, these two volcanoes have been responsible for 40% of Africa's historical volcanic eruptions. They erupted most recently in 2006.
Mount Karisimbi, the southernmost volcano in the image, is the highest of the eight major mountains, at 4507 m (14,787 ft). It is flanked by Mikeno to the north and Bisoke to the east.
The summit of Mount Sabyinyo (also Sabinyo, Sabinio), far right, marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.


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If the success of a cycling series is determined by the number of races it comprises, the Premier Calendar's star is fading rapidly. In 2000, it was made up of 19 rounds. By 2002, that tally had decreased to nine, and in 2013 it looks set to be six races for the second year running.
When Cycling Weekly looked into the state of the series 10 years ago, the issues behind the loss of races were strikingly familiar: financial, logistical and policing problems. Nearly a decade on, CW asks, what has changed and what future does the Premier Calendar have?
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Balancing the risk
The appetite for road racing in Great Britain has never been higher. The fanbase is growing, as shown by record viewing figures and crowds lining the streets of races like the Tour of Britain. At the same time the depth and quality of domestic teams is improving and sponsor interest continues to grow.
A collective will for a successful national road race series still exists among riders and teams, while British Cycling has continued to support the Premier Calendar to the tune of between £80,000 to £100,000 per annum in recent years. Why then is the series apparently failing?
"I don't think too many people want to put their necks on the line," explains Peter Harrison, the organiser of the Beaumont Trophy in Northumberland. In a time of economic uncertainty the expense of hosting an event can be a risk too far. "Yes, there's the time factor of hosting an event, but ultimately people don't want the risk of underwriting something."
The Beaumont forms part of the Virgin Money Cyclone weekend in the North-East, which includes two additional non-competitive events and two extra races. Harrison predicts the running cost for this year's event will be over £200,000. Going by figures from other organisers, putting on the average Premier Calendar round costs around a quarter of that sum.
Unfair cop
Policing costs are the biggest financial outlay, despite BC working with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to suggest a 50 per cent rebate for cycling-specific events in their guideline 'Paying The Bill' document. For the Lincoln GP, organiser Ian Emmerson estimates he saves £10,000 by using paid marshals in place of static police officers. Even if this cost can be met, the police still maintain control over the date, route and size of an event.
Emmerson adds: "You've got to satisfy the police that the event is safe, properly organised, and that you've got the correct procedures in place. Before we moved the race into the city centre, it was a lot easier to organise. Once we moved it in we've got to have negotiations with the police, with the Highways Agency, with the councils, getting road closures and diversions and signage. It's just endless."
Not everyone has managed to get the authorities on side as well as Emmerson has. BC's own event, the Wilton GP in Salisbury, was first run in 2011 as a "direct intervention" to address the north-south imbalance of events. It was scheduled to be the final round of this year's series but was cancelled when resources earmarked for the race were redeployed to work on the Olympic Games.
Mike Hodgson, who has organised the Tour of the Reservoir for 52 years, is limited by Durham Constabulary to a field of just 120 riders. With lower income from race entries, he says: "I try harder and harder to cut costs, and I've cut all costs as much as I can. If everything goes according to plan, which it never does, then it might just wash its face and break even."
One effect is a calendar focused in rural areas, away from town centres, where the resources needed to safely close roads are lessened. The trade-off is that the races' exposure shrinks in tandem with the organising costs. Finding sponsors willing to back races with poor crowds becomes difficult, as does encouraging teams and their sponsors to target the series.
"Premier Calendar must change or die" – analysis piece in this week's Cycling Weekly magazine (December 6 2012 issue)
Star quality
"The Star Trophy did seem to have a better profile than the Premier Calendar does today, but I may be wrong," admits BC's cycle sport and membership director Jonny Clay, a former runner-up in the series.
In part, this is down to the television coverage. In 2011 Sky Sports broadcast the series, but in 2012 British Cycling opted to use YouTube to show highlights of the year's races. It was a bold move, and arguably ahead of its time. At the time of writing, the uploaded content had recorded a total of 59,000 views. In comparison, ITV4's hour-long highlights programmes of the Tour Series were watched by an average of nearly 300,000 in 2012. Clearly television remains the king as far as cycling fans go.
BC has discussed the possibility of getting the Premier Calendar shown on ITV but the broadcaster does not appear to be interested in showing the series. Clay explains: "Unlike five weeks of criterium racing, we don't think a national series of one-day and two-day races is as 'sellable' if it's dispersed throughout the year."
Anyone watching the Tour Series will notice each round has the same 'look and feel' to it; consistent branding and the same finish line set-up gives each event a cohesive look. BC feels strongly that the Premier Calendar needs the same, and a large part of its financial backing for the series was aimed at giving the races a standardised look. This was not too popular with some organisers, in particular when it comes to relinquishing branding rights.
"I've negotiated over the years about the branding rights. I couldn't give them half of my branding rights. I'd have nothing left to sell to the sponsors,"
notes Emmerson.
Clay himself admits he can understand the objections in this area. "Take the Track World Cup. We get a document from the UCI about what we have to do to put on an event. We always find elements that we feel are unreasonable, so that gives us an understanding that at national level some organisers will not like our approach," he admitted.
"It's been difficult to explain how it raises standards, but it's important to remember how organisers feel, because they're putting in personal time and money."
The time is now
Objections aside, the push to drive up standards is reflective of BC's approach to the series: more 'carrot' and less 'stick.' "If it was the right thing to do, we could put on 10 events in a series [ourselves] and it would be delivered professionally," Clay claims. "However we're a national organisation; we're here to look after our members and our organisers."
Organisers equally recognise BC's position and the need for the Premier Calendar to be made up of high-quality events.
"I think the PC should be well worth watching, well worth being on TV, and well worth the media coverage," Emmerson says.
Unfortunately at the end of a year that sees the demise of two of the six events in the 2012 Premier Calendar (the Tour DoonHame and Dengie Marshes Tour) many believe the Premier Calendar's time is running out. BC's steady yet nebulous aim to drive up standards might not work soon enough.
"BC need to consider how they're going to encourage more events and they may need to do more, probably give some more support to organisers to increase the profile and the appeal of the event," Emmerson adds.
"It needs to be marketed properly – to be able to bring in the sponsors and fans, and make it worthwhile for everyone," says Harrison. "With cycling's profile at the minute, the time is right to really get out there and sell it."
"Hodgson adds: "They've got to get hold of it by the scruff of the neck… come to the organisers and ask, 'what can we do for you, what do you require?'
"In the back of their mind they must realise their road racing series is going down the pan.
The turbulent nature of the Premier Calendar is best illustrated by the number of events it comprises. 2003 was the last time the number of events stayed the same as the previous year, and the decline from 2007 to 2012 – a 50 per cent reduction in races – shows an alarming downward trend.
Adding value
From sportives to new race formats, a number of Premier Calendar organisers have had to diversify and innovate to make their events more sustainable. What is there in the toolbox to help keep races on the calendar?
Run a sportive
Non-competitive events alongside elite racing can extend an event's footprint, attracting more people to the area and augmenting the economic impact. This is particularly important when it comes to getting police and local authorities behind the event.
"I was the first to adopt this 'festival' format, the first to offer a sportive with three different lengths, and then add a women's race," says Peter Harrison of the Beaumont Trophy. "At first some locals were fairly reticent about having it in their area. But now they see the benefit. On event day (and on race day) you can go along the route and see people setting up stalls. Everybody benefits from it."
Add races
Adding races to the event programme can mean making the most of road closures and event infrastructure (barriers, start/finish gantries etc) while increasing the event profile, but it isn't always a viable option.
The Beaumont Trophy ran alongside the Curlew Cup, a Women's National Series event, in 2012, an arrangement that will return next year. But limits on road closures in the city centre mean doing the same for the Lincoln GP isn't currently possible.
"It's give and take with us and the police," explains organiser Ian Emmerson. "We had to drop to 11 laps for a while, and now we've got it working fairly well at 13 laps. We can't really fit anything else in, not at the moment anyway."
Apply for UCI ranking
As regulations stand, WorldTour riders will be unable to ride Premier Calendar events in 2013. The same applies to riders on the newly formed NetApp-Endura team. Given the interest in this year's Tour of Britain, getting a Sky jersey on the start line could be one of the best ways of increasing an event's profile.
One solution is to apply for UCI ranking, as did former Premier Calendar race the Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic, although the move adds significant costs and regulations. A 1.2 rank is needed for Endura, a 1.1 for Sky. CW understands one of the 2013 Premier Calendar races is seeking UCI ranking for 2014, but it's not for everyone.
"We ran UCI 1.2 for about five years, but in the end the regulations, the hoops you had to jump through, and the extra costings, just weren't feasible," Emmerson says. "It didn't add up for me and we're happy with the formula we've got now."
Go to the city centre?
Even if you remove the costs of race infrastructure, taking a race into a town centre adds significant expense and paperwork. Having a large potential audience living nearby can help to build interest as the Tour Series helps to prove. But a crowd isn't guaranteed, even if a town-centre finish is a viable option.
"I really like the finish at Ampleforth College," says Bob Howden, who organises the Ryedale Grand Prix. "Ampleforth can be a hub for the circuit where people can drive or cycle to and spend the day.
"We've got a good partnership with the local community and we recognise that we might be a burden in a town centre. We're sensitive to how people perceive the event and it would be difficult to drop it in elsewhere."
The original version of this article appeared in the November 29 2012 issue of Cycling Weekly magazine.
"Premier Calendar must change or die" – analysis piece in this week's Cycling Weekly magazine (December 6 2012 issue)
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I knew our week in the mountains would be challenging, but I had no idea it would be the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. From now until the end of time, my party conversation topics, resume bullet points, and excuses for eating too much dessert will be centered around the time I backpacked in the wilderness with 12 of my best friends and didn't die.
Nothing in my time as a Young Life leader could have prepared me for Wilderness. Yes, Wilderness with a capital W — for Wilderness Ranch, a Young Life camp in nowhere, Colorado, where hundreds of naive high school students and their leaders get dropped off and hours later dispersed to various trails to fend for themselves for 6 days and 5 nights.
I had never even been on more than a day hike or overnight car-camping trip, but something deep within me made me believe this would be a good idea. It was my duty as a Young Life leader to accompany these girls on the trek, so I couldn't let them know the moment I realized that it was, in fact, NOT a good idea.
My first tears were shed between the time someone helped me hoist on my backpack at basecamp and the van, mere yards away, that would take us to our trailhead. I was under the impression that my backpack would weigh approximately 25 pounds. And while it's possible that I made this number up in my head because it sounded more pleasant than 50, it definitely weighed closer to 50. It was immediately apparent that I was not prepared to carry this thing for a week and that my soul was being crushed at the same rate as my lungs and hips.
"It's going to be hard," I had told my girls weeks and days before we left Indiana.
"This trip is going to break us down physically and spiritually so that only God can build us back up."
I've been wrong about a lot of things in my life, but I was completely and totally unequivocally right about that.
Despite the immediate
discomfort excruciating pain, I still saw my purpose: to appear as strong as possible for eight 17-year-old girls I love more than anything. To guide them as the trail broke them down and God built them back up. Reminding myself of that purpose during the first three hours of steep climbing came in the form of breathless prayers, silent pleading for one foot to move in front of the other, and quiet tears behind my sunglasses.
Our group was joined by two guides, Katie & Tina, and my fellow Young Life leaders Allie & Devon. I trusted our guides with my life because I had to. And because they looked like they knew what they were doing with all their cool Patagonia gear and trekking poles and stuff.
From the very start, I was the slowest member of the group. At any given moment, ten girls were hundreds of yards in front of me, and I trudged far behind with either Katie or Tina like I was dragging my body through quicksand. Those two deserve medals of honor for the grace and patience they bestowed upon me without hesitation. One or the other stayed with me at all times, asking me questions, encouraging me, trying to distract me from the fact that my boots and socks were completely covered in mud and and becoming clay sculptures.
I didn't realize the onset of my altitude sickness until we made camp the first night. I wasn't surprised when I figured it out, though. I could practically hear my susceptible immune system laughing in my face like the fragile little demon it is. I struggled hard through our first dinner, choking down a few bites, then barfing near our first BIFF (that's Bathroom In Forest Floor — a square hole we dug at each campsite to, um, poop in). The biggest tragedy was that I couldn't eat the chocolate chip cookies everyone had for dessert, and I'm still a little bitter about it.
Although I woke up the following morning (and every morning thereafter) like a confused zombie popsicle, the nausea subsided, and I didn't have another health crisis for the rest of the trip. At least not a physical one.
One of the most humbling moments of the week came early that first morning. Guide Katie approached me to let me know that one of the girls, Lily, offered to trade me her meal trash for my meal.
Here's what that means:
Not even 24 hours earlier, each of us crammed vinyl bags of food into our backpacks, and at every meal, one of those bags was used up (hiker rejoices!) and returned with just trash at a teensy fraction its original weight. I packed the heaviest meal, which was meant to be eaten on our last night because, well, that's probably the burden most leaders are able to bear for their groups.
But that first morning, Lily honored me by trading her meal trash for my heavy bag of metal food cans. I cried (of course), partly out of embarrassment, but mostly out of the purest form of gratitude I have ever been able to conjure from the depths of my weary soul. She took the extra weight I was meant to carry, and I didn't do anything to deserve it. It was the most beautiful picture of love and service — a reflection of Jesus carrying my sin and covering my weakness.
I needed this trip as much as anyone else in those mountains.
I could tell a hundred stories about our 6 days in the San Juan mountains, hiking Snow Slide trail. How we survived a hail storm and a stalker deer and the absurd amount of farting that occurred. Absurd. Amount. But there was one day that the 13 of us will never forget. It was one of the worst and best days of our lives — of my life — and I never want the painful / joyous / defeating / triumphant details of that day to fade for as long as I live.
The plan for our third morning on the trail was to wake up at 3:30am and spend all morning hiking to the top of the Continental Divide. I firmly believe that 3:30am should be reserved exclusively for sleeping, so the whole thing was hard to wrap my brain around from the very beginning.
It rained all night long. I know this because our sleeping bags were soaked and because, like every other night on the trail, I never fell asleep. Thunder storms delayed our original plan by almost 3 hours, during which we stayed huddled in our tents, praying they wouldn't collapse or blow away. Finally, when the downpour subsided, we packed up our camp site, layered on every piece of clothing in our packs, and prepared to experience "Peak Day."
We went for it, and the higher we climbed, the more snow and slush we encountered. There was no visible trail because it was hidden in slippery whiteness as far as the eye could see. Our guides carefully attempted to compact their snowy footprints for the rest of the group — footprints that still had us buried knee-deep in freezing slush.
Tina hiked with me, our heads down to guard our faces from sideways sleet. I tried as often as I could to walk on the little willow brambles so I'd be less likely to sink. Tina walked a step in front of me, doing her best to make a safe path of footprints, wiggling her boot with each step to prepare the space for mine.
After almost two hours of hiking, our guides decided it was too dangerous to carry on. We simply didn't have the gear we needed to persevere through the snow, and the risks outweighed the benefits of continuing. (Later we found out that every other group had similar issues, and all the guides said it was one of the worst weeks of weather they'd ever experienced on the trails.) We had to turn around and go back to where we'd set up camp the night before.
The emotional conflict was palpable:
Wait, we're not going to peak? We walked all this way like sad snow children for nothing?
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Yes please, let's go back now and get warm and dry as soon as possible.
Everyone felt everything all at the same time, including painfully frozen toes. We weren't going to make it to the top of the mountain, and that felt like a failure. But continuing felt like a death trap.
When we turned around, the rest of the group had hiked so far ahead of Tina & me that we lost visual contact with them for quite a while. I know she could hear my exasperated breaths and the sniffling that accompanied my tears. I'm pretty sure lots of snot was happening. She handed me a trekking pole for balance and was right behind me every time I gasped when my foot sank through the top layer of snow into slush.
With no one else around, Tina started singing hymns softly behind me. Be Thou My Vision. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. In Christ Alone. My small, trembling voice joined hers in a volume just above a whisper for the rest of the hike that day. It kept me focused. It kept me prayerful. She asked me what hymn was my favorite, and I told her It Is Well. She said she wasn't as familiar with the words, so I did my best to squeak it out loud enough for her to join in.
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll,
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Trust me, when I got to the "whatever my lot," part, the floodgates opened. My "lot" at that point felt like one of the lowest moments of my life. But unexpectedly, before my tired little eyes, it morphed into the most vivid scene of God's unconditional love and faithfulness. The parallels swirled around in my heart until it nearly exploded.
Tina saved my life that day when she sang to me in the snow. And gave me her footprints to follow. And lent me her trekking pole. And stayed with me, leaving the 99, just to lead ME to safety. I'll never be able to accurately describe how I experienced Jesus that day on a freezing, cold, wet mountain. But I did. And it was real and raw and uncomfortable, and I cherish every single second of it.
It took everyone a while to process our attempt at "Peak Day." To come to terms with the fact that we'd spend the next couple days backtracking instead of finishing our original route. To recognize that our experience on the trail mirrored real life in so many ways, remembering once again that His plans are perfect and ours are not. And that there is so much more to be learned in the hard stuff than the easy stuff.
Our trip wasn't typical. We didn't get those triumphant photos of our group at the top of a mountain, claiming victory over our trek. It seemed like the trail had defeated us, to some extent. But I knew that it didn't. If you ask any of those girls about our week in the wilderness, they'll probably tell you it was hard. But I guarantee they'll tell you how powerful it was. How God met them in the mountains. How they sought and received strength beyond their comprehension. Our trip wasn't typical, but it was ours.
Lots of people have asked me if I'd take a group to Wilderness again. The day after we got back, my answer was a hard NO. A week or two later, it was "I don't know. Maybe if I knew the weather conditions would be better and I had some sleeping pills and a llama to carry my backpack."
But now that I've had more time to process everything, my only answer can be "If God calls me, I'll go."
Because miracles happen in those mountains. Miracles that far outweigh the physical and emotional exhaustion, brokenness, pain, and suffering I carried in my heart and on my back. The muddy boots and bruised hips and pooping in the dirt and sleepless nights and jello legs. Miracles that powerfully and poignantly remind me: Whatever my lot, it is well with my soul.


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Discipline is a key to efficient running of any educational institute such as our Madrassah at the Liverpool Mosque and Islamic Institute. We appreciate parents' help in adhering to the following guidelines:
Please park your car considerately without causing any obstruction to the traffic flow, no matter how short your perceived visit be. Please bring your child to the madrassah and pick them up from inside the premises rather than waiting outside and beeping horn. Please be punctual for both arrival and collection to minimise any disruption to the classes. Madrassah starts at 5pm sharp and concludes at 7pm. No child can stay on its own and the latest time for collection is 7.10 (in extreme emergency only). Please contact Ustadha on her mobile if you face an unavoidable delay.
Please send your child dressed appropriately.
Attendance register is active and any late arrival and absences will be recorded. In case of illness, please either send in a sick note or let Ustadha know by sending a text message. If your child fails to attend without any information, then a "note of caution" will be sent to you after 3 absences. Ten consecutive absences will result in your child being struck off the register. This action is necessary to find places for other children who are on the waiting list.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Captain Kink, blending the worlds of fetish, fantasy and fashion into one stunning tasseled harness. Use the two metal O-rings on the back to enhance bondage play, or pair it with festival outfits and evening wear.
24 smooth leather tassels adorn each shoulder, and feel amazing against bare skin. The harness can be adjusted under the bust and over each shoulder, so you can ensure a great fit.
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Underbust strap adjusts between 24 and 39 inches.
Vertical straps adjust between 26 and 32 inches.
Key Features:
- Adjustable leather harness with long tassels for stylish upper-body restraint
- Made from durable leather with metal hardware
- 24 tassels on each shoulder, each 20.5 inches long
- Adjustable underbust and shoulder straps for a tailored fit
- 2 x O-rings for attaching cuffs and restraints to
- Perfect for wearing in or out of the bedroom
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Reviewed: 16 June 2020 by kyriexo, a Straight Single Female
I am IN LOVE with this harness. From the moment I opened it the smell of new leather hit me and it was glorious.
Even though I'm on the larger side of a size 16, I could still get this on, which was a shock.
It looks fabulous and matches the leather mask a collar I made myself. Would 100% recommend DOMINIX.
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- Great design, good sizing, real leather.
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- Nothing, it's perfect!
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Reviewed: 2 February 2020 by Lovehoney - Peachy, a Straight Going Steady Female
When I saw this on the Lovehoney site I thought it would be great to wear to festivals or Ibiza nights out.
I'm a size 12-14 and this fits me perfectly, but would also fit if smaller or larger due to the adjustable buckles on both the shoulder and waist/bust straps. The straps also give you great cleavage! And the tassels create a cape or wing like look, which I just love.
It is made of lovely real leather, and the colour is what I'd call a magenta pink.
Overall, extremely pleased with this product and can't to wear it in the summer!
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- The tassels.
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- Nothing.
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- Perfect for festivals.
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Reviewed: 11 November 2019 by RonSwanson2.0 (LH)
I love the combination of fetishwear and fashion, so I had to get my hands on this harness when it arrived at Lovehoney - and I wasn't disappointed.
I have a 30-32-inch waist and this fit me perfectly, sitting just under the bust. Because of the straps sitting outside the breasts (if you have them), it helps to push them together for a killer cleavage! It's easy to fasten, and the shoulder tassels create an almost cape-like effect that is a real show-stopper.
Being genuine leather, the smell is quite strong, but that's great if you enjoy the scent of leather like I do.
It would be perfect for Pride celebrations, festivals, or wearing over a boho/chiffon dress (which is why I bought it!). Plus, because of the O-rings and buckles, you have lots of restraint options for kinkier nights, too. A great harness for in or out of the house.
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- The high-quality design.
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- Nothing.
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- A fun and flattering harness for lots of different occasions.
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Reviewed: 23 October 2019 by KinkCouple
We already have a few Dominix items and they are always high, quality, durable and sexy as hell!
The Dominix Leather Tassel Harness arrived in very simple packaging. It is clear that they spend a lot on the product and have very high standards.
Made from high-quality, thick leather the harness is very strong and the black buckles sturdy. It feels great against the skin and fits very well with 3 adjustable buckles giving great flexibility.
The tassels cascade down the back giving a slight tickle and swing elegantly with your movement.
There are two O-rings at the back, one in the middle of the back and one higher up between the shoulder blades. We found these were great for attaching wrist and ankle restraints creating some great restraint positions.
This would definitely turn heads in a club setting and is quite an unusual harness. I can't wait to wear it to a fetish night.
I think the tassels serve as an aesthetic element which looks great but serves no actual purpose. However, the harness is of such high quality that it can be used for bondage sessions as well.
It's a matter of taste as to whether you like the look. I found that I had a bondage superhero vibe as it felt a little like a cape. I could wear it all day!
A great addition to my wardrobe and something that will make an appearance again and again. Never disappointed with Dominix.
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- A luxury, sexy harness for the bondage superhero within.
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Renault has signed Sergey Sirotkin as a test driver with a long term development plan, with the youngster set to make his practice debut at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix.
Sirotkin, 20, finished third in his rookie GP2 campaign last year and will continue in the championship in 2016 in place of Stoffel Vandoorne at ART Grand Prix.
Sirotkin, who spent 2014 as Sauber's test driver, will replace Kevin Magnussen during the first practice session at Sochi this weekend.
"This is a great opportunity for me, although it has all come together so quickly," he said.
"I still can't quite believe it. This is, however, the moment that all young racing drivers are working towards, and I am determined to learn as much as I can, as quickly as I can, doing the best possible job for the team while driving in FP1.
"Renault Sport, which I would like to thank, has shown many times that it is the best place for a driver to start his Formula 1 career, and I intend to make the most of this opportunity."
Sirotkin made his free practice debut at the Russian Grand Prix in 2014 for Sauber, having also conducted a day of testing for the Swiss squad earlier in the season.
Renault also has reigning GP3 champion Esteban Ocon and GP2 racer Nicholas Latifi signed as test drivers.


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The MHSAA Skiing Finals frequently are dominated by teams that have built stacks of championships over the years.
But occasionally, a new contender enters the mix -- and dominates like the Clarkston boys did Monday at the Division 1 Final at Nub's Nob.
The Wolves moved up one spot from their 2011 runner-up finish to claim their first MHSAA team skiing championship with 81 points, 38 ahead of runner-up Marquette.
Clarkston placed three among the top 13 in the slalom and four among the top 17 in the giant slalom. Derek Vanitallie finished fourth in both the slalom (1:14.91) and giant slalom (49.47), while teammate Grant Huber was 13th in the slalom (1:18.79) and fifth in the giant (49.54).
The Wolves were the only first-time team champion at the four boys and girls Finals this season. But all four meets had their share of storylines:
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The Grayson Baby Blanket - Pink/Cloud/White
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Created with big love by Kate & Kate, this baby blanket is knitted from the softest, breathable cotton, free from harmful substances and hand finished with a beautiful contrast blanket stitch.
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If you're looking for a truly memorable way to show clients how much you value their business, corporate hospitality in Scotland should be high on your list of priorities. And one of our superlative Perth venues is certain to have a corporate package that meets your budget and your expectations perfectly.
Whether you wish your favourite customers to white water raft down one of Scotland's best known rivers or experience the thrill of successfully negotiating their way round a high-ropes course, Perthshire's experienced corporate hospitality providers will be delighted to oblige.
Rivers and ropes are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to corporate events in Scotland. Any Scottish experiences is sure to impress your customers and consolidate valuable commercial relationships, potentially leading to business transactions in the future.
Perthshire's reputation for offering outstanding corporate hospitality in Scotland means that inviting existing or potential customers to spend quality time here will send out a clear message - that you value their custom and are keen to do (more) business with them.
With businesses of all sizes jostling for position in an increasingly competitive marketplace, it is more important than ever before to make your customers feel valued. Laying on high-quality corporate entertainment in Scotland is a proven and effective strategy that will help you keep your clientele happy.
But corporate entertainment isn't just an effective incentive for clients. Just imagine how the prospect of action-packed, fun-filled corporate events in Scotland would motivate your staff to meet even the toughest sales targets.
After all, who wouldn't be seriously attracted by the "carrot" of white water rafting down the fast-flowing waters of a renowned Scottish river (the beautiful "Silvery Tay" from McGonagall's famous poem) or by the adrenalin kick derived from zooming off into the muddy wilderness in a 4 by 4?
Of course, if your colleagues are slightly less adventurous, you could always offer them the chance of a peaceful afternoon's fishing. Or, if they're not lovers of the great outdoors, there's always the option of a nerve-tingling night at the Casino instead.
Treat your clients and your staff to the finest corporate entertainment Scotland has to offer - in Perthshire, naturally.
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These plans are for making a homemade mini metal lathe, great for model making and turning small parts.
This metal turning lathe has a capacity of up to 4.5" and a maximum distance between centers of about 5.5". The tools required to build it are a hacksaw, breastdrill, files, clamps, and a few drills, taps and dies.
After building the model maker's lathe, the second set of plans will guide you through building the tools and fittings you'll need. The first essential will be the cutting bit. Then you'll learn to make a drill chuck for the tailstock, and later a faceplate.
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Alex shows fighting spirit to take sixth in Phillip Island race one
The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team put in a spirited performance despite suffering from tyre degradation problems in Race 1 at the opening round of the 2018 FIM Superbike World Championship, at an overcast and windy Phillip Island.
Alex Lowes started from the front of the second row and was involved in a number of superb duels during the race, battling hard despite a lack of grip towards the closing stages, before crossing the line in sixth position. One of the riders he fought with was his teammate Michael van der Mark, who had enjoyed a good start and was battling for the podium before he also suffered from severe tyre problems in the latter stages of the race, fighting to defend every position before finishing in ninth.
After missing crucial dry track time on Friday, Alex bounced back after making some changes to his setup and improved on Saturday morning to finish FP4 in fourth position. The 27-year-old British rider then put in a stunning final lap in SP2 to secure fourth on the grid for Race 1, setting a 1:30.767, despite a small crash earlier in the session at Turn 4.
Starting from the front of the second row, Lowes took it steady at the beginning of the race as he didn't have the best feeling with his tyres, taking his time to work into a rhythm before starting to make his way back through the field from ninth. After passing a couple of riders, he closed the gap to his teammate in front and the two enjoyed an excellent scrap for sixth, overtaking each other a number of times before Lowes managed to make a move stick and attempted to hunt down the riders ahead.
Managing his tyres as best he could for the latter stages of the race, Lowes was closing the gap rapidly to Jonathan Rea in front of him when he just ran out of laps, crossing the line in sixth to secure ten championship points, with the result meaning Lowes will start Sunday's Race 2 from the front row.
The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team return to action at the opening round of the WorldSBK Championship on Sunday at 10.30 am local time at Phillip Island for Warm Up, with Race 2 scheduled for 3 pm.
Due to the issues suffered by a number of riders during Saturday's race, Race Direction has announced that if Sunday's 22-lap Race 2 is declared dry, it will follow the flag-to-flag format, with enforced pit stops and riders not allowed to do more than 12 laps on one rear tyre. Check out the full Race 1 results.
Alex Lowes – Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team – 6th +17.028s
"It has been a tough week so far, as I've not really been 100% confident with the feeling so far. The race wasn't easy. I didn't get a very good start and I was trying my best to just stay with the group, as I realised early on I was having some difficulties with my tyres. I tried to really look after them as much as I could, to be able to come strong in the latter stages, but even with riding quite conservatively the tyres felt very bad at the end of the race. We managed to get sixth place and with the changes in place for Race 2, we will try and learn from today to see if we can do a better job in the race tomorrow!"