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Nov. 18 at 11:15 am police received a report of an erratic driver in Ashcroft. The car was located on Hwy 97C at the brake check. The officer noted an odour of liquor on the driver’s breath and administered a roadside sobriety test, which the driver Failed. The 66 year old Ashcroft man was given an immediate 90 day driving prohibition and his car was impounded for 30 days.
Nov. 19 at 4 pm police received a report of an erratic driver on Hwy 1 between Cache Creek and Clinton. The vehicle was unable to maintain its lane, but the only description was that it was covered in mud. No license plate number was obtained (because it was covered in mud) and the vehicle was not located.
Nov. 19 at 5 am a Traffic Service officer assisted Clinton RCMP with a multi-vehicle pileup on Hwy 97 just north of the Loon Lake turnoff, involving two tractor trailers and two smaller vehicles. There were no serious injuries and no tickets issued. Road conditions at the time were very icy.
Nov. 19 at 8 am Traffic Service attended a single vehicle accient on Chasm Rd. where a westbound vehicle left the road, rolling across the centre lane and coming to rest on its roof. The driver, a 58 year old Chiliwack man, was ejected during the course of the rollover. The was transported to Kamloops hospital with serious injuries.
Warrant for Graham
Nov. 20 a warrant was issued for the arrest of Brandon Graham, 26, of Kamloops who failed to appear in Kamloops court to answer charges of stolen property over $5,000.
Warrant for Broadbent
Nov. 20 a warrant was issued for the arrest of Geoffrey Broadbent, 41, of 70 Mile House who failed to appear in Kamloops court to answer the charge of driving while prohibited, stemming from an incident on Aug. 8.
Nov. 20 at 8 am police were called to a residence on Hwy 99 after a visiting family member started causing a disturbance. A 26 year old man from nearby Pavilion was reported to have been drinking all night and was creating problems with the residents of the house. He was persuaded to go outside, where he picked up a golf club and threatened to damage the cars parked in the driveway. He was gone before police arrive. It is believed that he walked home to Pavilion. There were no injuries and no significant damage.
Nov. 20 at 9:30 am police were called to the government building on Railway Ave. following a disturbance at the Ministry of Children and Family Development office where an upset male was yelling and screaming at one person in particular. The 54 year old Kamloops man, formerly of Ashcroft, had left before police arrived, but turned himself in to police. He faces possible charges of uttering threats and criminal harassment, and is under a “no contact” order for the office.
Nov. 20 at 10:45 am police responded to a 911 disconnect, which they tracked to Walhachin. Police attended a residence there and spoke to a woman who admitted to dialling 911 by mistake. She didn’t know what to do so she hung up. All was well. Police remind the public to please stay on the line and speak to the dispatcher even if they dial by mistake. Police must investigate the call if they think the caller may be in danger.
Nov. 21 at 6:30 pm police received a report of a suspected impaired professional driver. A Dodge pickup was stopped on the highway in Cache Creek and the Traffic Service officer noted an odour of liquor on the man’s breath. He blew a Warn on a roadside sobriety device. The 54 year old Cache Creek man was issued a three-day driving prohibition.
Nov. 22 at 10 am police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C near Hwy 1 by the Boston Flats entrance. Police found the Ford pickup on its side in the ditch and the male driver was still inside. The 42 year old Cache Creek man was helped out of the truck and appeared uninjured. His truck was towed out of the ditch. Icy roads appeared to have been the cause.
Nov. 24 at 6:30 am police were called to a residence in Cache Creek after a 26 year old man destroyed pretty much all of the electronic devices in his house in a rage. He appeared to witnesses to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs, but was gone before police arrived. His female partner and 3 year old son were assisted by neighbours until police arrived. Charges are pending against him of uttering threats and intimidation. Two rifles were seized from the home.


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Ensembles in the Schools
The Ensembles in the Schools program offers every first, second and third grade student the opportunity to participate in a series of three interactive assembly presentations about orchestral music. MSO musicians form small string, wind and brass ensembles and teach large groups of students using a combination of familiar songs and great classical compositions, The curricular objective of the program are to introduce student form diverse backgrounds to the instrument families found in the orchestra and to basic musical concepts such as rhythm, dynamics and pitch. The overall goal of the program is to improve participant’s musical awareness and to inspire them to get involved in the school’s fourth grade instrumental music program.
The 2012-2013 Season Kinder Konzert Series is made possible through grants provided by
The Grant Allocation Committee of the Community Foundation of Washington County, MD, RBC Foundation-USA, Rotary Club of Long Meadows Charitable Foundation, Washington County Board of County Commissioners, and Washington County Gaming Commission

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'I am okay now': Bangladeshi whose wife gave birth while he was critically ill with COVID-19 to be moved to community hospital
SINGAPORE: Bangladeshi worker Raju Sarker, who was critically ill with COVID-19 in Singapore, will soon be moved to a community hospital.
Mr Raju, also known as Case 42, tested positive for the coronavirus in February. He spent two months in the intensive care unit and had to be put on a ventilator. In mid-April, he was transferred to the general ward when his condition improved.
In a video posted on the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) Facebook page on Thursday (May 21), Mr Raju thanked those who had supported him and nursed him back to health.
"To the Singapore Government who has treated me for free, the doctors and the nurses in hospital who worked tirelessly and brought me back to health. I thank you," said Mr Raju.
He also thanked his company and MWC for supporting his family, and asked the migrant community in Singapore to abide by the COVID-19 regulations.
"My request to all the migrant brothers - do observe the regulations set by the Government," said the 39-year-old.
"If you fall sick, the Government will help you. Just like when I fell sick, the government stood by me. If you abide by the regulations, don't be afraid, the Government will help and stand by you."
READ: COVID-19: Bangladeshi worker, whose wife gave birth while he was in critical state, moves out of ICU
Mr Raju's case drew public attention in March after it was reported that his wife had given birth to a baby boy in Bangladesh, while he was in intensive care.
A donation drive was set up for his wife, with members of the public donating items such as diapers, formula milk and toys.
Mr Raju's ordeal began on Feb 1 when he reported the onset of symptoms. He sought treatment at a general practitioner clinic two days later, before going to Changi General Hospital (CGH) on Feb 5.
He was admitted to CGH after a follow-up appointment at Bedok Polyclinic on Feb 7. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb 8 and was transferred to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
The Bangladesh High Commission told CNA on Feb 20 that he was in a critical condition, having already suffered from respiratory and kidney problems, as well as pneumonia before being infected with COVID-19.
"Please pray for me. I am okay now," said Mr Raju in the video posted on Thursday.
"I want to continue to live a healthy and happy life with my wife and child, so please pray for me. Thank you everyone."
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Ng Chee Meng called Mr Raju's recovery journey "nothing short of amazing".
"We have good news from the MWC that he will soon be moved into a community hospital that focuses on rehabilitative care so that he can continue to recuperate," said Mr Ng in a Facebook post on Thursday.
"Raju’s recovery journey is nothing short of amazing and I believe that this will encourage our healthcare and frontline workers to continue doing their best for Singapore."


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Six years ago, I traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, with a team of Jewish Voice staff, volunteers and artists for a Hear O Israel! Festival of Jewish Music & Dance. These Festivals are one of the many highlight of my ministry. I have the privilege to gather with teams of incredibly talented people – singers, dancers, choreographers, musicians and more – to share the love of Yeshua (Jesus) with Jewish people and others across the world. Traveling to Kiev in 2014 was especially meaningful. Ukraine is home to hundreds of thousands of Jewish people – including many Holocaust survivors. It was an honor to share my testimony with them and invite them into a relationship with our Savior.
During the days leading up to the Festival, my team and I took a break from our rehearsing to visit a sobering site: Babi Yar. Just a few miles outside downtown Kiev, it looks today like a peaceful ravine. There are a few sloping hills, hemmed in by a small forest. It was early autumn when we visited. It might even have felt peaceful – if we didn’t know what had happened here 79 years ago.
This was where Nazi forces, just a few days after marching into Kiev in September 1941, herded nearly 34,000 Jewish people to their deaths. It’s difficult, even now, to describe the scale and horror of what happened. Sadly, it’s a scene that played out all over Europe during the Holocaust. SS troops marched the tens of thousands of Jewish people to the bottom of the ravine, forced them to remove their clothing, and then brutally shot them in cold blood. The Germans then buried the bodies in the soil of Babi Yar.
The day we visited this site in 2014, we were mostly quiet as our guide led us out of the ravine. But as we made our way back toward the city center, I saw something that stopped me cold in my tracks. On the concrete sculpture that serves as a memorial at Babi Yar’s entrance, someone had spray painted something. I inched closer. It was a swastika.
It seems nearly impossible that this kind of brute anti-Semitism is still active in our modern day. But, my friends, it is.
When U.S. President Donald Trump moved the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2017, his administration reaffirmed Jerusalem’s place as the true and historical capital of Israel. But did you notice the global response? Those who respect the Jewish people’s right to exist rejoiced. Those who wish for their destruction were indignant. That anger has its root in the same age-old hatred that prompted a spray-painted swastika at Babi Yar in 2014: anti-Semitism.
This is why elections matter. In this article, I want to focus our attention on the upcoming U.S. elections in less than 2 months. What’s the connection between the U.S. elections and anti-Semitism, you may ask? It’s our great privilege as U.S. citizens to vote and to influence the direction our country takes – including whether or not we support the right of Jewish people across the world to not only exist, but live freely.
My counsel to you is simple: this dangerous cultural stain of anti-Semitism, which persists to this day, should not intimidate us. But it should inform how we vote. Israel does matter, and each candidate’s intent to strengthen or weaken U.S.-Israel relations should be a key factor as you cast your ballot a few weeks from now.
Each year, we lose more and more Holocaust survivors. And each year, I become more concerned
that we’re losing our collective memory of what happened.
In 2018, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims they asked Americans to name just one of the nearly two dozen concentration camps that Germany set up across Europe during World War II. The results were troubling, to say the least: researchers found that nearly half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single one. Among millennials – people between the ages of 24 and 39 – that number was even higher.
Maybe this reprehensible “forgetting” bears part of the blame for the rise in anti-Semitism that we’re seeing now. Don’t get me wrong – anti-Semitism is a hatred as old as dirt. Tucked into the very first books of the Bible are stories of people stewing in hatred for God’s Chosen People. But consider some of the stories we’ve seen make headlines in just the past few years:
On October 27, 2018, a neo-Nazi with anti-Semitic views stormed into Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue and started shooting. He killed eleven people and wounded six more before a SWAT team cornered him, and he surrendered. That’s when he allegedly told police that he wanted “all Jews to die.” It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish Community in the history of the United States.
Meanwhile, just this past February, photos from Carnival parades in Spain and Belgium looked like something out of a Nazi propaganda brochure. In Spain, performers dressed up like Nazi soldiers or concentration camp inmates and included a parade float meant to look like the chimney of a gas chamber. In Belgium, performers dressed as Jewish men with the bodies of insects, or as men with exaggeratedly large noses holding bags of money. The mayor of that town had a simple (but mind-boggling) response: “this wasn’t anti-Semitic.”
Some might call these “extreme” examples. But they have the potential to do something that concerns me to my core: to make hating God’s Chosen People, once again, just a little more mainstream. A little more “stylish.” A little more “acceptable.”
Even in the United States Congress right now, we have leaders who explicitly support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. This is an effort by Palestinian and other anti-Israel activists to boycott products made by Israeli companies in an effort to hurt Israel’s economy. The BDS movement is founded on anti-Semitic ideals: that the Jewish nation of Israel has no right to sovereignty. And yet, at least two U.S. Congresswomen have publicly voiced support for this hateful campaign.
THE OLDEST HATRED
Yeshua (Jesus) promised His followers that “in the world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). Hatred for the Jewish people existed even before and during Jesus’ time on earth, and He knew it would continue. But I have to admit that the passion and strength of anti-Semitism in the world today often baffles me. At its core, it seems, well, arbitrary. Why would the world spend so much energy hating this one, relatively small, nation? The answer to that, I believe, is simple: it’s supernatural.
When God called Abraham, He declared that Israel would be His chosen nation. He chose to set the Jewish people apart to be a light to the rest of the world. He brought His law into the world through them, and then He saved the world through them by Yeshua’s death and rising again. It’s only logical, then, that Satan would nurse a special disdain for this holy people.
In the 12th chapter of Revelation, we read about a “dragon” who rages against all of mankind, but especially against the “woman who had given birth to the male child.” Read in context, it’s clear this “dragon” refers to Satan. The “male child” is Yeshua, the Messiah; and the woman? That’s God’s covenant people, Israel, through whom Yeshua came to the world.
As Israel flourishes today as a nation of technological innovation, economic strength, and respect for human rights, it stands to reason that Satan would be angry. And as more and more of God’s covenant people turn back to Messiah, it stands to reason that Satan would be enraged: he rightly interprets this as a sign of his impending doom. God’s chosen instrument of salvation – Yeshua – Jesus came first through the Jewish people. And when He returns, we will see the hearts of the Jewish people turn to their Messiah, proclaiming “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 23:39 NKJV).
CALL TO ACTION
When we’re faced with rising anti-Semitism, we have a few options. We could despair. We could hide in fear, waiting behind closed doors for some relief. We could get angry. We could respond in kind – with hatred for those who hate the Jewish people. I have compassion for those who want to respond this way. I confess that I have at times felt despair and anger. But Yeshua simply doesn’t give us the option of settling there. Paul tells Timothy that “God has not given us a spirit of fear” (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV). And in his letter to the Romans, he writes “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).
My friends, we have clear instructions and a clear hope. We must be clear about what we see: that anti Semitism is perhaps as real today as it was 75 years ago (and for thousands of years before that). We must be clear that it has its roots in the devil’s hatred against Messiah, who came so that we might all have life. And we must pray for our earthly leaders, participate as we are called in our earthly governments (through voting and civic duty), and we must boldly declare our support for the Jewish people and the nation of Israel.
Until Yeshua (Jesus) returns, anti-Semitism will persevere. Jewish people will be mocked in parades. We will find swastikas on memorials. But as God’s Chosen People have done since God first called Abraham, they too will persevere until He returns to make all things new. Take heart!


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|This book had been making the rounds of our staff for several weeks but I hadn’t really explored it on my own when a coworker put it in my hands and said, “You have to read this. This book will make you want to live a missional life.” She was right. Same Kind of Different As Me is the kind of story that speaks to those of us who are attempting to look outside ourselves, outside our little worlds, to the larger picture of what God has orchestrated in the cities and countries across the world. We all have opportunities to be missionaries, every day we have opportunities, yet we miss them or ignore them or just refuse to get involved for whatever “logical” reason we give ourselves. But if there’s anything I know it’s that God will continue to bring us into situation after circumstance until we submit to His work and simply reach out beyond our comfort zones. And this story of Denver Moore and the couple who did just that is proof positive that nothing but reward will come from this act of obedience.
“When you is precious to God, you become important to Satan.”
There’s something I learned when I was homeless: Our limitation is God’s opportunity. When you get all the way to the end of your rope and there ain’t nothin you can do, that’s when God takes over. I remember one time I was hunkered down in the hobo jungle with some folks. We was talkin ’bout life, and this fella was talkin, said, “People think they’re in control, but they ain’t. The truth is, that which must befall thee must befall thee. And that which must pass thee by must pass thee by.” You’d be surprised what you can learn talkin to homeless people. I learned to accept life for what it is. (Chapter 44, pp. 169-170)
The next morning Denver knocked at the kitchen door again. We sat at the kitchen table, stirred our coffee. He dropped his head and paused a long moment, unhurriedly collecting his thoughts like shells on a beach. Then: “God gives each person on the earth a set of keys, keys to live this life down here on the earth. Now in this set, there is one key you can use to unlock prison doors and set captives free.
“Mr. Ron, I was captive in the devil’s prison. That was easy for Miss Debbie to see. But I got to tell you: Many folks had seen me behind the bars in that prison for more than thirty years, and they just walked on by. Kept their keys in their pocket and left me locked up. Now I ain’t trying to run them other folks down, ’cause I was not a nice fella—dangerous—and prob’ly just as happy to stay in prison. But Miss Debbie was different—she seen me behind them bars and reached way down in her pocket and pulled out the keys God gave her and used one to unlock the prison door and set me free.”
Denver pounded home those last words like eight separate nails, then sat back in his chair, sipped his coffee. He put the mug down. “She’s the onlyest person that ever loved me enough not to give up on me, and I praise God that today I can sit here in your home a changed man—a free man.” (Chapter 47, pp. 179-180)
After everbody went on to the house, I stayed up there with her, sittin on a bale a’ hay. Sometimes I talked to God, askin Him why. Even though I’d had a word or two from Him about His purposes, and even though I’d delivered them words to Mr. Ron like He asked me to, that didn’t mean I had to like it. And I told Him I didn’t like it. That’s the good thing ’bout God. Since He can see right through your heart anyway, you can go on and tell Him what you really think.
I thanked God for [Miss Debbie’s] life and the simple fact that she loved me enough to stand up to me. That got me cryin. I cried and cried out loud and told Miss Debbie that was the most important thing she taught me: “Ever man should have the courage to stand up and face the enemy,” I said, “’cause ever person that looks like an enemy on the outside ain’t necessarily one on the inside. We all has more in common than we think. You stood up with courage and faced me when I was dangerous, and it changed my life. You loved me for who I was on the inside, the person God meant for me to be, the one that had just gotten lost for a while on some ugly roads in life.” (Chapter 53, pp. 192-193)
The pain of losing Deborah still brings tears. And I cannot mask my profound disappointment that God did not answer yes to our prayers for healing. I think He’s okay with that. One of the phrases we evangelicals like to throw around is that Christianity is “not a religion; it’s a relationship.” I believe that, which is why I know that when my faith was shattered and I raged against Him, He still accepted me. And even though I have penciled a black mark in His column, I can be honest about it. That’s what a relationship is all about. (Chapter 66, pp. 230-231)

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Photo: Injured Man United star Marcos Rojo all smiles with family
Marcos Rojo is keeping himself in an upbeat mood after the Manchester United defender's injury setback
Marcos Rojo looks to be keeping himself in good spirits during his spell on the sidelines with a shoulder injury.
The Manchester United defender has been ruled out of action for a number of weeks after undergoing surgery on a shoulder problem following the injury suffered in training earlier this month.
Rojo has been limited to just six Premier League appearances for Louis van Gaal’s side so far this season.
However, the defender looked to be in a good mood on Tuesday afternoon, if his latest post on social media is anything to go by.
Rojo shared the picture above on his personal Instagram account and wrote: “Con mis loquitos !!!”
Rojo missed United’s surprise 2-1 loss to Norwich City at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday as their miserable run of form continued.
Van Gaal’s were dumped out of the Champions League earlier this month, before being beaten by Bournemouth in their next game following their European exit.

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2011: The year of the used car
Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:02:20 AM
Americans bought nearly 39 million used cars in 2011, according to MSNBC.com That's more than three times the number of used cars, trucks and crossovers sold in 2010 - resulting in a surge of used car financing amongst those consumers who typically buy new.
The previous years economic uncertainty led to more consumer-to-consumer sales, small dealership and mechanic buys. Used car sales totaled 38,792.169 vehicles for all of 2011, according to CNW research reported by MSNBC. That is up 5.2 percent from the prior year.
"We saw a lot of people whose existing cars were just tired so, after two years of pent-up demand, that finally led to a surge of used car sales last year, and especially in November and December,” CNW chief Art Spinella told The Detroit Bureau.
All of this consumer demand for used vehicles resulted in a significant up-tick in dealerships advertising efforts as far as used vehicle sales are concerned. Additionally, the results boosted used car financing options for consumers with good credit and money to put down. The auto industry is waiting with abated breath to see how the market goes for 2012.


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|WHAT'S HOT ON BMX MANIA!|
NEW & Hot! - UCI BMX World Championships
2014 RACE REPORTS - UCI BMX World Championships - USA BMX South PARK/STARS & STRIPES - USABMX SOUTH PARK/STARS & STRIPES - UCI BMX SX BERLIN, GERMANY - USABMX SPRINGNATIONALS & USAC AMATEUR NAT. CHAMPIONSHIPS - UCI BMX SX Manchester, uk - USABMX Desoto & USAC Collegiate Championships - USA CYCLING BMX ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - USABMX Gator Nationals/OLDSMAR - USABMX SILVER DOLLAR/RENO
2013 RACE REPORTS - USABMX grand nationals - USABMX DISNEY CUP - UCI SUPERCROSS FINALS AT CHULA VISTA, CA USA - USABMX DERBY CITY NATIONAL - McCollum Park BMX $18000 pro/am - UCI BMX worlds/new Zealand - USABMX south park - USABMX MIDWEST - UCI SX PAPENDAL, THE NETHERLANDS - USABMX NASHVILLE / USA CYCLING NATIONAL AM CHAMPIONSHIPS
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BMX Racing News - Tuesday/Wednesday - July 22/23, 2014
TUESDAY/CHALLENGE PRACTICE PHOTO GALLERY
|2014 UCI world championships underway in Rotterdam!|
|After years of preparation,
Tuesday was the day that BMX
Holland kicked off the 2014
version of the classic BMX race,
the UCI BMX World Championships!
Tuesday & Wednesday are practice days for the amateur/Challenge classes, and racing starts Wednesday with the Opening Ceremony at 615PM, followed by competition in the 17 and Over and Masters classes.
Thursday, racing continues with the UCI BMX World Challenge 5 to 16 year Boys & Girls. Also on Thursday the BMX Museum and Cinema open for the first time of the week and continue thru until Sunday.
Friday, the Challenge racing continues with the Cruiser class, all age groups! Another highlight of the day will be the Prize Giving Ceremony for all Challenge classes. Friday night, the Juniors and Elite will be working on their first practice session of the week.
Saturday, UCI BMX World Championships Time Trial qualification and the Time Trials Super finals will take place along with the Prize Giving Ceremony for the Junior and Elite Time Trials and the Masters class.
For the final day, Sunday, we'll see UCI BMX World Championships Race Qualifying motos for Men/Women Juniors and Elite, the special UCI Flag Hand Over Ceremony (Holland2014 to Belgium2015), then the ⅛ finals, ¼ finals, ½ finals and finals in the super fast Men/Women Juniors and Elite classes! To finish off the day and the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, the day will end with the Prize Giving Ceremony for the Men/Women Junior and Elite classes!
What a week it is going to be! And, BMX Mania will be here keeping you up to date with one of our awesome BMX Mania Race Report Pages, some smokin' hot BMX Race Action Photos and some reporting of the events along the way.
So, keep it here all week for the BMX Mania Dot Com coverage of the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, DIRECT from Rotterdam, The Netherlands!
Wednesday Morning ..... The BMX Mania Race Report Page will be open for business and there'll be a photo report of Tuesday's Challenge Practice Session and some goodies for ya from the BMX Expo and the great things that were going on down there, Tuesday, so PLEASE CHECK BACK!!!!! - Jerry Mania
|Rebel Run BMX, Offers BMX Training Camps|
|After a lot of hard work, time,
and dedication over the past year,
we are excited and proud to finally
announce the opening of Rebel Run
Sports Camp, "Texas' premier BMX
training camp". You can check us out
and get info on upcoming camps
atwww.rebelruncamp.com or on our
Rebel Run BMX is the brainchild of two friends with a passion for BMX and for individuals who always try to push and exceed the limits of what we can do as human beings.
Travis Postany and Lee Lewis have traveled the world riding BMX together for 14 years. While they gained all the knowledge and experience one can about the sport, they saw inconsistencies in training and a huge lack of places to learn and practice the sport. Rebel Run BMX was created to share their years of experience with those who are willing to get serious, listen, work, and take their skills to the next level.
If you just want to do a few sprints a day, then this camp is not for you. If you just want to go to the track, jump the second straight over and over, and call it a night, then this camp is not for you. Many say, “Well, you just have to have fun.” We say, “That mentality is killing BMX.”
How can an individual or a sport progress by only doing what is “fun”? The reality is that “fun” will not put you on the podium; “fun” will not get you Number One titles; and “fun” will not push and test and force the limits of a sport or individual, which is what keeps BMX (or any other sport) alive and growing.
Rebel Run BMX is not like any other BMX camp or clinic you’ve been to or heard of. We take a different approach to training that we believe this sport desperately needs and offer an experience you won’t find anywhere else. If you have a goal or dream to do big things in BMX then we can help you reach that.
BMX Racing News - weekend update - July 19-21, 2014
|BMX Mania's On The Road To The UCI Worlds In Rotterdam!|
racing action will soon be heating
up in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the
Ahoy Arena and BMX Mania will be
hoppin' on the BMX Corporate Jet
(Well, actually more like a good
Coach seat on Delta Flight 619!) and
flying in to to rock and roll with
the thousands of riders who are
making their way from across the
world to try to win one of those UCI
World #1's that will be handed out
in both the Challenge/Amateur
classes and the Top Of The Heap,
Elite and Junior categories.
Over six days in the beautiful Ahoy Arena, a RECORD NUMBER, 2841 Challenge and Championship riders will practice and compete on the world class indoor track that will feature both a 5 meter (16 feet) Challenge Start Hill and an 8 meter (26 feet) Championship Start Hill leading to a 300 meter (Approx. 1000 feet) with challenging obstacles, a pro section and paved turns.
BMX Mania coverage will begin Tuesday with the first day of Challenge Practice, and one of our patented BMX Race Action Photo Galleries, so check back, dial us in and see what's goin' on at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships!
|UCI Announces Record Breaking BMX World Championships Entries!|
Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
has published the entries list for
UCI BMX World Championships
which take place in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, from July 23 to 27.
A record 2841 participants have announced their presence across the Challenge and Junior / Elite categories. They represent 41 countries, the highest number of countries since Birmingham (GBR) in 2012 when the 2204 participants represented 38 countries.
The 244 athletes registered in the Championship classes (Elite and Juniors) include reigning World Champions Caroline Buchanan (AUS) and Liam Phillips (GBR). These two athletes, who are also leading the 2014 UCI Supercross World Cup standings, will be up against reigning Olympic Champions Maris Strombergs (LAT) and Mariana Pajon (COL). World Champion in 2011, Pajon will be looking to regain the Elite Women’s World title, as will 2012 World Champion Magalie Pottier (FRA). In the men’s competition, double World Champion (2011 and 2012) Australia’s Sam Willoughby will be in the running for a third world title in Rotterdam.
UCI BMX Coordinator Ellen Bollansée welcomed the record number of entries, which reflects the ever-growing popularity and professionalism of the discipline.
“The BMX World Championships are unique in that the week leading up to the Elite racing, age-groupers from all over the world get to race at the same venue,” she said. “The fact that we have nearly 2600 athletes registered for the Challenge classes is a demonstration that cycling’s youngest Olympic sport is booming.
“But the main event of the Championships is of course the Elite racing,” added Ms Bollansée. “All the big names are coming to Rotterdam so the racing promises to be exceptional.”
Photo by UCI / Reigning World Champion Liam Phillips (No 1) will be among the record number of participants in Rotterdam.
BMX Racing News - Thursday/Friday - July 17-18, 2014
|Novant Health BMX Supercross Track Grand Opening Announced!|
|Yeah, buddy! The folks down in
South Carolina who run the Rock Hill
Outdoor Center are Super Psyched
about their new Novant Health BMX
Supercross track. And why wouldn't
they be? Without even having run a
race, they've secured a USABMX Gold
Cup East Finals Pro Series race, AND
a UCI BMX World Championship!
That's OK, they're in good hands. With good coordination from USABMX, USA Cycling and the UCI, they'll be runnin' great races at Novant Health BMX SX track for years!
That all gets 'Kicked Off', August 23rd with a stellar Grand Opening that'll feature BMX Pros, USABMX staff, USA Cycling representatives and UCI personnel as well as a full gate of local officials, Novant Health reps and of course, BMXers, itchin' to get on the track!
If you're in the area, which could be the entire East Coast.....Make it on out and celebrate the new track and take in the USABMX race, Saturday afternoon!
BMX Racing News - Wednesday - July 16, 2014
|hot New Products Available from BRG|
BMX Racing Group has some brand new parts that just arrived in time for the summer BMX racing rush.
New items from Insight, Elevn, and Excess can now be found at better BMX bike shops world wide.
Insight Pivotal Post - Alloy MSRP $24.99
Alloy Post offered in 4 colors and 4 size options, giving you a lightweight Pivotal Post option at a great price.
INSIGHT Pivotal seat post - 22.2x250mm
Black anodized, Polished, Red anodized, Blue anodized
INSIGHT Pivotal seat post - 25.4x250mm black anodized
INSIGHT seat post pivotal - 26.8x250mm
Black anodized, Polished, Red anodized, Blue anodized
INSIGHT seat post pivotal - 27.2x250mm
Black anodized, Polished, Red anodized, Blue anodized
Insight Pivotal Post - Carbon MSRP $54.99 - Insight Carbon Fiber Pivotal post is offered in a short 110mm race version, to help keep the weight to the minimum. Perfect for both the ultimate light weight Pivotal set with with the Insight Mini Pivotal Seats, as well as the Pro sizes Elevn Pivotal and other Pivotal seats. INSIGHT Carbon Pivotal seat post 22.2x110mm, 26.8x110mm, 27.2x110mm
Insight Mini Pivotal Seats MSRP $34.99
The Mini size Pivotal seat is an Exclusive to Insight, this is the only true mini Pivotal seat made in BMX!
Super lightweight at only130 Grams, the seat is offered in 3 colors choices. INSIGHT Mini pivotal seat - Black, Clear, White
Excess Elite 16t freewheel with 60 engagement points: MSRP $49.95
Our new Elite EXCESS freewheel is a 3/32"x 16T with 3 pawls and 60 points of engagements, doubling that of most other freewheels offered today. Offered in a brushed satin and chrome combo finish in 16 tooth only. This is the ultimate Hi-end Pro level freewheel offered at an affordable price!
Elevn 7" Alloy handlebars - Expert + - MSRP $59.95
A new size for Elevn in our Alloy range, the 7" rise bar is Expert + Sizing
6061 T6 Butted Tubing - 7" Rise, 26" Width, 8 Degree Sweep, 2 Degree Up Sweep, 480 Grams
ELEVN Expert + 7.0" SLT alloy Race bar - Black/white graphics & White/black graphics
BMX Racing News - Monday - July 14, 2014
|BMX World Championship Events to Air in the U.S. on Universal Sports Network|
Los Angeles (July 14, 2014) – Universal Sports Network will present national television and online coverage of the UCI BMX World Championship events in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, July 27, at 4 p.m. ET.
Fans who do not normally receive Universal Sports Network as a part of their television package will be able to watch the BMX action from Holland during week-long free previews from DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, BendBroadband and CenturyLink Prism starting on July 22.
Following MTB World Cup stops in Windham, New York and Meribel, France, the mountain bike season culminates at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway. Universal Sports Network coverage of the week-long event begins Tuesday, September 2 at 5 p.m. E.T.
Universal Sports Network BMX TV Schedule: ALL TIMES U.S. Eastern Time – subject to change
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|Staats BMX, Dude In Charge Interview With Rich Huvard by Sugar Cayne!|
|Staats BMX owner, Rich Huvard
has "been there done that" when it
comes to BMX and he's gotten a hold
of a hot property in Staats BMX, a
long time BMX company that he now
owns and is making some noise with
on the BMX Race scene.
BMX Media Man, Al Cayne sat down with Rich at the recent USABMX Stars & Stripes National recently for a comprehensive look at Staats, BMX As Art and the direction of BMX in general!
It's a nice look at a good effort by some folks dedicated to BMX racing!
BMX Racing News - Friday - July 11, 2014
|McCollum Park BMX Gonna Do It Again In 2014!|
|They're going to DO IT
AGAIN! Last year, Bob Gleyre and
the fine folks at McCollum Park
BMX in Everett, Washington blew
the doors off of BMX racing with
a Mega Purse BMX Pro
Invitational and the results
were spectacular. Sam Willoughby
took the win and a boat load of
cash to take home.
This year, they are able to run a 3 day program, with race for life on Friday the 8th, a double points race on Saturday along with the Pro Am race. Sunday will be a Washington State Qualifier.
They will have plenty of camping on site for free, as well as a couple host hotels that have blocked out a number of rooms at a special rate. This year will also include a Vintage BMX show and swap, as well as some freestyle exhibitions.
The track will be a new layout from last year's race, and they will have 2 VIP sections up for bid, that will include prize packages for both VIP areas. One prize example will be a Connor Fields signed Jersey, and some Swag from Donnie Robinson!
The week leading up to the big weekend will include a rider clinic by KUWAHARA PRO Jeff Upshaw on Wednesday the 6th,as well as a clinic by Connor Fields prior to the race for life on Friday the 8th.
Some great sponsorship packages are still available as well, so get busy, contact Bob and make your presence felt!
Just like last year, the trophies for all 3 days will be spectacular, with the pro am trophies showcasing more creative glass blowing!
For clinic and sponsorship info contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
|BIKE CHECK: Jonas Harmon’s 2015 Factory GT Speed Series with 'Crazy Al' Cayne!|
|Our favorite, East Coast
Correspondent, 'Crazy Al'
Cayne, he who loves BMX and has
one of the coolest BMX Racing (And
just about everything else, New York
Style that you can think of!) web
sites around, got together with
Rider, Jonas Harmon
at the recent
USABMX Stars & Stripes national
in South Park, PA and they
did a pretty thorough once over of
Jonas's new cruiser for 2015. Al
done good! Actually, GT didn't do
bad either, CHECK IT OUT, it's
From Big Al ....... "We got an exclusive Bike Check of factory GT Bikes rider Jonas Harmon's 2015 Speed Series! This is an amazing looking bike with lots of cool new features!"
BMX Racing News - TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY - July 8&9, 2014
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|BUSY BMX WEEKEND FOR|
|CHASE BICYCLES AT USA BMX|
|SOUTH PARK, PA NATIONAL AND|
|FRENCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS|
Fields: Round #9 of the USA BMX
Pro Series tour took to the East
Coast of the United States to one of
the most loved tracks in the USA’s
BMX history: South Park, PA. South
Park is one of the most historical
BMX tracks in the United States, and
what better weekend to have the USA
BMX Pro Series tour stop in South
Park, other than the 4th of July
The Stars and Stripes National event had a slightly different schedule for the Pro riders, as they races on Friday night and Saturday. Friday night was a UCI points gathering event as well, giving the riders an opportunity to collect points towards the UCI ranking and Olympic selection.
With the French National Championship this weekend as well, Connor Fields was the lone Chase Factory rider to attend the Stars and Stripes national, but he decently did not let the Chase Bicycles fans down!
On Saturday, Connor rode strong and consistent all day, and made his way info the main event. Connor would battle it out with Sam Willoughby in the final from the Gate drop to the finish line, and finished up in 2nd for the day.
Joris Daudet: Meanwhile, in France, on Saturday, July 5th, Joris Daudet raced in Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France at the French National Championships.
Joris lead the one main event final for the title from start to finish, with a good battle from Quentin Caleyron, but Joris took the win and title.
French National Elite Men's Final: 1. Joris DAUDET 2. Quentin CALEYRON 3. Damien GODET 4. Moana MOO CAILLE 5. Remi RICCARDI 6. Romain MAYET 7. Amidou MIR 8. Axel LE NAGARD
|U.K. "Ride Like A Girl" Project!|
weekend at Rounds 6 & 7 of the
British BMX series, the women of the
UK's top category launched their
"Ride like a Girl" project.
The idea was the brainchild of Ellie Dewdney and Lauren Smith; co-founders of 'GoBMX' girls only coaching organization; along with Joey Gough; veteran of the UK women's BMX scene and ex World Champ. They were disheartened by the fact that the British BMX Series staged a podium with novelty cheques for the men but not for the women, along with the fact that the women's prize money is only a quarter of that of the men's and the winner receives only half of what the winner would have earned in the mid 1990's.
However, they did not want to stage a protest or complain. They decided the best way to tackle the problem was to begin promoting girls BMX in general and it's female stars. Joey said "Although we feel it's a shame the prize money has dropped so much since a time when the sport was actually far smaller, we felt that rather than simply have a moan, it would be far more pro-active if we set about proving the female riders in BMX are really worth something, to initiate a change in the promotion of females in the sport and in turn how they are perceived by the rest of the BMX World. We need to make ourselves marketable to potential sponsors, so being invited to stand on the podium is an important first step towards that.
"We came up with a lot of ideas, the first being that we would arrange an autograph session with giveaways to give us a chance to meet and inspire a younger generation of riders, and the second a plan to sport t-shirts promoting female BMX that we planned to sell, with the profits going into the podium prize fund at he British Championships later this year....but there are more ideas in the pipeline too."
The "Ride like a Girl" t-shirts the women were sporting on mass, sent a clear and powerful message that riding a bike "like a Girl" is something to be proud of. "We want the younger generation of female BMXers to know there are no limits to what they can do on a bike, we want to encourage them to jump big, ride fast, and be rad.......like a girl, and tell everyone at the same time!" commented Ellie.
The launch at Derby was a huge success with orders flying in for the t-shirts. On top of that after discussions with the organisers of the British Series in the run up to the event, it was arranged that podiums and novelty cheques would be provided for the women's category. Ellie said "We have been overwhelmed with the response this weekend, we have had t-shirt orders from as far as Canada and Australia, and seeing the Championship Women's top 3 up on the official podium was the icing on the cake. It's been quite an incredible weekend, we'd like to thank everyone for their support!"
If you would like a "Ride Like a Girl" t-shirt, visit http://gobmx.bigcartel.com/ but get your order in quickly as you will only be able to order until the end of this week!
(Photos courtesy of SJS Photography)
|Chasing A Rainbow with|
|Only The Best Can Get It!|
UCI Cycling World
Champion you receive the elusive
rainbow striped World Champion
jersey. The BUCHANAN Next Gen girls
are aspiring to be world champions
of the future guided and mentored by
the current 5 time World Champion Caroline Buchanan.
They are in the best hands to chase that rainbow, overcome adversity and find their pot of gold in their journey. Finding their lucky Oakley goggles the girls are able to see their vision clearly through the lens which gives them confidence chasing their rainbow to be World Champions of the future.
Wishing the Next Gen girls Mikayla Rose & Paige Harding good luck at the upcoming BMX World Championships in Holland. BUCHANAN Next Gen... more than just a girls team! Keep your eyes posted for whats to come!
Brought to you by BOX Components.
UCI BMX World Championships: Reunion of Champions
News/Aigle, Switzerland - The
list of participants for the
Champions reads like a
veritable Who’s Who of BMX. It will
take place during the
BMX World Championships
and will reunite Champions from as
far back as the 1970s.
“We wanted to create an extra feature for the public during these Worlds and of course give these athletes the platform they deserve,” explains organizer Eric Kersten.
The idea of a major international reunion was born during discussions between the event organizers and Gerrit Does, organizer of the World Championships in the Netherlands in 1983. Mr. Does called on his extensive contacts worldwide to bring the idea to fruition.
“This is an absolute first and unique happening,” he said. “We also hope we can attract current riders for a unique photo opportunity,” he added.
The main day of the reunion will be Saturday July 26th, with an organized bike ride through Rotterdam for the former Champions, who will arrive at the city’s Ahoy arena in time to watch the Juniors and Elite time trials.
1979 World Champion “PK Ripper” among participants - The reunion will bring back strong memories for the world’s former World Champions, such as Perry Kramer, one of the first ever USA Pros to race in Europe. Namesake for the infamous “PK Ripper” bike, Kramer was crowned BMX World Champion in Indianapolis, USA, in 1979.
“The BMX community is strong and we really try to stay connected,” says Kramer. “I see a lot (of former BMX competitors) at BMX reunions, but to try to get together racers who have earned a distinctive title such as World Champion has not been attempted before.
“It will be cool to swap some ‘World Championship’ stories with some of the other champions.”
Kramer welcomes the globalization of BMX which sees riders from a lot of different countries on the international podium.
“When I won the Pro World Championships back in 1979, all 8 riders in the main event were Californian,” he says.
The former Champion has a hard time naming some of his greatest BMX memories, although winning his first big national race in the 1976 Winter Nationals would have to be one of them… as is travelling to the Netherlands to race in 1980.
“But more of my best memories come from the off-the-track fun we had while touring the USA back in the late 70s and early 80s.”
At the end of his competitive career, Perry Kramer remained in the industry, covering a wide section of American territory as sales rep and accounts executive for Giant Bicycles.
“I actually started working in the bicycle industry when I was still racing. It was a logical step. I still really want to ride bikes all the time and I still race… but on mountain bikes and mostly for fun.”
The 2014 UCI BMX World Championships will take place at the Ahoy arena from July 23 to 27. The unofficial meeting place for the former World Champions during that period will be at the nearby BMX Museum.
|2014 UCI Worlds Commemorative Frame From Crupi!|
BMX Racing News - weekend update - July 5&6, 2014
|Friday, AT the USABMX SOUTH PARK NATIONAL|
|SATURDAY SOUTHPARK PHOTO GALLERY POSTED!!!!!|
|CHECK IT OUT, NOW!!!! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!|
|FRIDAY PRO PODIUM|
|ELITE MEN||ELITE WOMEN||VET PRO||A PRO|
|1 Sam Willoughby||1 Brooke Crain||1 Cristian Becerine||1 Phil Delizia|
|2 Connor Fields||2 Lauren Reynolds||2 Matt Pohlkamp||2 Olijuwon Davis|
|3 Donny Robinson||3 Dani George||3 Jesse Burkes||3 Nick Koehler|
|Race Action Photo Gallery Coming, Saturday Morning, East Coast Time!|
BMX Racing News - Thursday/Friday - July 3-4, 2014
|New Insight Mini Pivotal Seats|
We are excited to announce the addition of the first Mini Pivotal seat offered in BMX from Insight.
At only 130 grams this is by far the lightest and only mini Pivotal seat out! Offered in White, Clear, and Black.
In Stock Now!
BMX Racing News - Tuesday/Wednesday - July 1-2, 2014
|Chase Bicycles UCI BMX SX Round #3 Recap / Berlin, Germany|
The new Chase BMX Race Report Web Edit is now posted. Please take a look back at the Chase Bicycles Pro team from stop #3 of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup tour in Berlin Germany. Connor Fields, Joris Daudet, Anthony Dean, Dan Franks, Melinda McLeod, Stefany Hernandez, Renato Rezende, and Carlos Ramirez talk about the weekend of racing on one of the most unique BMX tracks ever built.
We are excited as the team riders get ready for the UCI BMX World Championships in just a few weeks in Holland, where Connor Fields looks to defend his Time Trial World Championship, while Joris Daudet, Romain Mahieu, Anthony Dean, Daniel Franks, Melinda McLeod, Stefany Hernandez, Renato Rezende, and Carlos Ramirez and the rest of the worlds fastest riders go after the Men's and Women's World Titles.
|Amanda Carr & Kurt Pickard Win Big,|
|Sunday at USABMX Midwest National!|
|J&R's, Amanda Carr leads the way
in Elite Women's racing in to Turn
Two, Sunday at the USABMX Midwest
National at Rockford BMX! She was
joined on top of the podium by
Haro's, New Zealand rocker, Kurt
Pickard in Elite Men. Other winners
in Sunday's pro events included,
Cristian Becerine in Vet pro, Jake
Sherbno in A Pro and Bubba Gonzales
in USAC Boys.
CLICK HERE for more from Rockford!
BMX Racing News - Weekend update - june 27-29, 2014
|David Herman & Dominique Take Top spots on Saturday at USABMX rockford!|
Saturday racing action saw David
Herman and Dominique Daniels atop
the podium for Day One of the USABMX
Midwest Nationals. For complete
results as well as Saturday and
Friday photo galleries from
This weekend we're at Rockford BMX for the USABMX Midwest National. This track is one of the best maintained in the country and the racing action is HOT here in Rockford!
BMX Mania will be in the house all weekend long, taking some of our patented "Happy Snaps" that BMX racers all around the world wait for, drool over and trade with their friends.
Well, it might not be THAT big of a deal, but we love it and we're Rockn' our two Canon cameras, cuz we know you want to check out the latest, so Tune In and Blow It Up! CLICK HERE for more from Rockford!
BMX Racing News - Thursday - june 26, 2014
|Defending champs Fields, Gaian and Stancil headline BMX World Team|
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 25, 2014) -- The 21-rider team heading to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to compete at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, July 23-27, was announced Wednesday by USA Cycling. The talented U.S. contingent boasts all five members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, including two-time defending elite men's time trial world champion Connor Fields (Henderson, N.V./Chase BMX), as well as defending junior world champions Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif./GT Bicycles), and Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill./GT Bicycles) who is now competing in the elite women's division. All three riders will be rocking the rainbow stripes as they take to the course in Rotterdam in just four weeks.
won the 2014 Elite BMX National
Championship in March and is
currently second in the
UCI BMX rankings. He will be
joined by his Olympic teammates from
(Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent
(Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes).
Rounding out the strong men's team
are 2014 elite national silver and
(Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles) and
(Altadena, Calif./Avent Bombshell),
as well as recent fourth-place
finisher at the Berlin World Cup
(Tucson, Ariz./Haro Bicycles), and
up-and-coming riders such as
(Winston Salem, N.C./Dan’s
The men's juniors team is led by defending Supercross world champion Gaian who is currently ranked second in the UCI juniors men's rankings. Joining Gaian on the U.S. team is seventh-ranked Hunter Pelham (Conroe, Texas/ Haro/Promax), 2014 national champion Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo./Redline), Jacob Abbe (El Cajon, Calif./Tangent), Walker Finch (Fort Collins, Colo./ Haro/Promax), Caleb Minthorn (Sarasota, Fla./Profile) and Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif./Dan's Comp)
U.S. national champion Shealen Reno (Plano, Texas/Hyper Bicycles) will represent the U.S. in the juniors women's portion of the competition in Rotterdam
"We had a fantastic world championships last year with four gold medals and two silvers and are looking for an equally successful performance this year," said USA Cycling Director of BMX Jamie Staff. "We’re excited to watch our two-time junior world champion Felicia Stancil now race the elite women’s class. We have an exciting new talent, Collin Hudson, in the men’s junior class, along with returning world champion Sean Gaian. We're bringing an exciting mix of experienced and up-and-coming riders that we believe will have great success at this year’s world championships
"With the commencement of UCI Olympic nation ranking points beginning at last week’s Berlin Supercross, we will be keeping a close eye on our riders performances and ensure that they maximize their opportunities going forward. These next two years are extremely important for any athlete considering a run towards Rio in 2016."
The UCI BMX World Championships & Challenge are open only to qualified championship and challenge class riders. Competitors must hold a USA Cycling BMX international license and can find out more about qualification and registration on USA Cycling’s 2014 UCI BMX World Championships webpage
2014 UCI BMX
Supercross World Championships
Rotterdam, Netherlands – July 23-27
|USA Cycling Team Roster:|
Jacob Abbe (El Cajon, Calif./Tangent)
Walker Finch (Fort Collins, Colo./ Haro/Promax)
Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif./GT Bicycles)
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo./Redline)
Caleb Minthorn (Sarasota, Fla./Profile)
Hunter Pelham (Conroe, Texas/Redline)
Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif./Dan's Comp)
BMX Racing News - Friday - june 20, 2014
|2017 BMX World Championship to bring $13 million to Rock Hill area|
|ROCK HILL, S. Carolina from
— Turns out coffee wasn’t the
main reason a crowd gathered at
Rock Hill, South Carolina’s City
Council chamber recently
was so chatty and invigorated.
Mayor Doug Echols made the official announcement that the city would host the 2017 BMX World Championship at the still-under-construction Novant Healthcare BMX Supercross Track. The forecasted economic impact to the area could be significant. Whereas various sports events brought $18 million of economic impact to Rock Hill during the whole of 2013, the BMX World Championship is estimated to contribute somewhere in the region of $13 million. For a 10-day event.
“The economic impact of this just really boggles the mind,” said John Gettys, the chairman of the Rock Hill Sports Commission. “Start thinking about those numbers when you have some time, and you’ll see why everybody’s smiling today.”
Three-thousand amateur and 300 pro racers will compete in the world championship, which will be held July 26-30, 2017, with practice days on the 24th and 25th. The competitors’ average stay is around 10 days.
Echols, Gettys, and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism director Duane Parrish did the talking Friday morning. Novant Healthcare BMX Supercross Track head Mike King wasn’t present; the BMX Hall of Famer was part of a three-man delegation, including Rock Hill Parks and Recreation officials Thad Fischer and John Taylor, that was making its way back from Switzerland where BMX’s governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), made the announcement on Thursday.
A bid launched by the city about three months ago culminated in the awarding of the world championship.
“We’ve been sitting on it,” said Gettys. “It’s such a big deal, we didn’t want to let everybody know about it at the time.”
Rock Hill’s BMX Supercross track is expected to open in August and already has several events scheduled for late 2014. The track’s construction falls in line with Echols’ desire to sell Rock Hill as a destination for sports tourism. For years, the city hosted mega softball tournaments at Cherry Park, tennis events, and the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships at Manchester Meadows in 2012. But never before has the city played host to a world championship.
“When you think of the attention this will bring Rock Hill, South Carolina for a BMX World Championship as an isolated event, that’s one way to think about it, and you could put a period at the end of that,” Echols said. “I suggest to you that that’s not the case. What happens is that kind of exposure, worldwide exposure, is that people begin to look closer at our community for all kinds of reasons.”
Echols continued: “It’s a way of saying to the larger world, this is a special place. And when you have the opportunity to say that, it attracts the attention of others. I believe strongly that these kinds of opportunities lead us to other opportunities. They’re not in isolation.”
The BMX World Championship hasn’t been held on American dirt since 2001, when Louisville did the honor. After stops all over the world, including New Zealand, Great Britain and Denmark in the last three years, UCI was interested in returning to the United States. Gettys said that USA Cycling, which was contacted by the world championship organizers, cited Rock Hill as the perfect locale to host the event.
“Today is truly a day to celebrate,” he said, before adding, “We want championships in Rock Hill.”
|Caroline Buchanan Rocks UCI SX Berlin!|
BMX Racing News - Thursday - june 19, 2014
UCI BMX Worlds return to U.S. in 2017
USA Cycling News Release - Colorado Springs Colo. - The UCI BMX World Championships are returning to the United States for the first time in 16 years as the Union Cycliste Internationale has announced Rock Hill, S.C., will play host to the 2017 event at the Novant Healthcare BMX Supercross Track.
The UCI BMX World Championship has not been held on American soil since 2001, when Louisville, Ky., played host. Three-thousand amateur and 300 pro racers are expected to compete in the world championship, which will be held July 26-30, 2017, with practice days on July 24-25.
“The return of the UCI BMX World Championships to the United States in 2017 will mark the first time these championships have been held on American home soil since BMX was added to the Olympic Games,” said USA Cycling President and CEO Steve Johnson. “The Rock Hill facility is home to one of the world’s finest BMX tracks; and the local organizing committee staff and community leaders have worked tirelessly to secure this bid and we congratulate them on the success of their efforts.”
A bid launched by the city of Rock Hill about three months ago culminated in the awarding of the world championship by the UCI.
“Rock Hill is thrilled to be selected to host the 2017 BMX World Championships, joining a list of great cities like Birmingham, Auckland, and Rotterdam,” said Rock Hill's City Manager David Vehaun. “Hosting the world championships solidifies Rock Hill’s commitment as a premier cycling destination.”
Rock Hill’s BMX Supercross track is expected to open in August and already has several events scheduled for late 2014.
PHOTO: BMX action from earlier this year at the Supercross World Cup in Manchester, England. (photo by Jerry Landrum)
BMX Racing News - Tuesday/Wednesday - june 17-18, 2014
|The Netherland's, Martijn Jaspers Race Update!|
BMX Racing News - WEEKEND UPDATE - june 13-15, 2014
|rain rocks the race, but Strombergs & Buchanan|
|shine with big wins at UCI SX BERLIN, GERMANY!|
|BMX MANIA BERLIN BMX SX RACE REPORT PAGE|
completely different races in the
Men's (Left) and Women's Main
Events. In the Men's
trophy dash, Maris Strombergs
(LAT) set the pace right away and
never looked back, pulling away from
Twan Van Gendt (NED) and
Joris Daudet (FRA). One of
Stromberg's team mates said after
the race....It's amazing, "he
probably can't remember the last
time he was on a Supercross start
ramp and he just comes out here and
looks like he never left!" Certainly
Amazing, and For Sure, "BMX
The Women's Final was a TOTALLY different race, with Mariana Pajon, out front, leading the way around the track from Start to Finish......Well, ALMOST! Caroline Buchanan had some plans cooked up in case that happened and she sprung the last option of three in the last turn. C.B. made her move and passed Mariana on the track that everyone said there was no passing on! Wow! Pajon put a hard charge on the whole idea down the last rhythm section, battling back furiously, but Caroline held on and (See Above) beat her by INCHES at the Finish Line! One of the most amazing finishes EVER.
All in all it was a winner of a race. New, exciting venue with a TOTALLY different track than anyone had seen before at a UCI BMX SX race ..... Lots of rain to try to ruin the moment ..... Lots of GREAT racing to chase the rainy day away ..... Mellowpark was anything but Mellow! - Jerry Landrum/BMXmania.com
Saturday Finals Day Foto Madness on the BMX MANIA BERLIN BMX SX RACE REPORT PAGE!
For more, check out all Thursday & Friday photos which are now posted to the BMX MANIA BERLIN BMX SX RACE REPORT PAGE!
|FRIDAY FROM THE UCI BMX SX WORLD CUP IN BERLIN, GERMANY!|
|THE BMX MANIA RACE REPORT PAGE IS NOW OFFICIALLY UPDATED!|
Go check out our RED HOT BMX
RACE ACTION PHOTOS from Friday's
Elimination Round and Time Trial
Treimanis redeemed his
disqualification in the last
round in Papendal, NL with a big
win in Berlin. In Papendal, the
SuperFast Latvian forgot to
install his transponder and was
moved to the back of the pack,
Dang It! No problem, Ed, cuz,
Friday you laid down another
Ultra Fast Lap, laying claim to
the fastest Time Trial Runs, two
races in a row! Congrats, Edzus,
you rock and are definitely BMX
Caroline Buchanan (BMX Mania Approved!) crushed Felicia Stancil's (BMX Mania Approved!) dream, in the Women's Time Trial Superfinal with a last run victory over the speedy American. CB blazed in at an impressive 31.952 second, a little over a second faster the Stancil.
In the racing eliminations, 48 dudes and 24 speedy women qualified to join the Time Trial Superfinalists in Saturday's final rounds of racing, crowning ONE man and ONE woman, the Big Dogs of Mellowpark.
|UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP IN BERLIN, GERMANY!|
|Thursday Practice Photos Posted!!!!!|
BMX Racing News - Tuesday/Wednesday - june 10-11, 2014
|BMX Mania's On The Road To Berlin!|
|BMX Mania's, Jerry Landrum is on
the road to Berlin, Germany for the
3rd round of the UCI BMX Supercross
World Cup in Berlin's, Mellowpark!
Check in here Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for hot racing photos and the WORD from one of the anticipated stops on the SX World Tour, EVER!
|"Crazy" Al Cayne Hits Up The USABMX East Coast Nationals.....Photos Galore!|
|In this gallery set from the USA BMX East Coast Nationals at Chesapeake BMX in Seven MD I got 1166 more photos of practice and racing action from different parts of the track. I got some really cool shots from the first turn and everybody was hitting the doubles out the 2nd turn so I got some dope shots from there too. I also have a bunch of cool fisheye shots, check it out!|
BMX Racing News - Friday - june 6, 2014
Chase BMX & Tioga BMX team up for the USA Cycling BMX Development Camp Series
|USA Cycling BMX Development Camp
- Chula Vista, CA May 31 - June 7,
Chase BMX and Tioga are proud to once again partner up with USA Cycling for the BMX Development Camp series. The camps are held at the USA Olympic Training center in Chula Vista, CA, where the USA Cycling BMX program is headquartered. With the riders qualifying through the USA BMX race series, they are then given the opportunity to attend the OTC for the Camp and learn from some of the best in BMX on what the transition is like from Amateur BMX racing to Pro level Supercross racing and training.
The riders attend seminars about Training, Nutrition, Sports Marketing, Social Media, Bike Maintenance, and Weight Training. Riders are tested to get base line results to see what they need to improve on the become a better BMX rider. The riders then ride on the 2 Supercross style tracks at the Chula Vista facility with the major focus on the Beijing replica track, as well as 1 day of riding on the advanced SX London replica track. At the end of the camp, the riders are put through a race simulation on the Beijing track to test what they learned. The camp also serves as a talent ID camp for the coaches to find potential riders to be invited back for more advanced camps in the future. The riders were also taken on a field trip to the Oakley world headquarters, where they were given a tour of the facility and spoken to by Oakley Sports Marketing guru Steve Blick.
Tioga and Chase both offer product support as well as put together a goodie bag of items from Tioga and Chase BMX team sponsors for each camper in attendance. Items included a set of Tioga PowerBlock & PowerBand S-Spec tires, Insight Number plate, Limited Edition USA Patriot ODI Grips, Kicker Headphones, Shimano products, and more. Pete Dylewski from Chase BMX and Tioga added "We are excited to help give back to USA Cycling and do whatever we can to help out with the future stars of BMX racing. Its exciting to watch the progression of the sport, the riders at each camp, and give any advise or product support we can to give the riders every advantage we can during each of the camps."
USA Cycling Development Coaches - Arielle Martin-Verhaaren, Jonas Harmon, James Herrera, and Guest rider instructors: Barry Nobles, Colin Hudson, Sean Gain, Shealen Reno, Justin Posey, and Jordan Miranda.
Development riders in attendance: Brian Ensey, Chrystofer Davis, Cole Acord, Colin Whittington, Devyn Willey, Dougie Butcher, Jason Boyle, Justice Gagnon, Justice Richmond, Kelsey VanOgle, Kit Bjerk, Michael Boyle, Michael Gonzales, Shayla Blackmore, Trevor Meegan, Veronica Laughton.
For more information on the USA Cycling BMX Development camps, please visit http://www.usacycling.org/usa-cycling-bmx-development-series.htm or listen to a recent podcast on BMXnews.com http://www.bmxnews.com/2014/05/podcast-usac-development-program/ There are 2 more camps for the 2014 year, visit the USABMX.com website for points tracking info for the series http://www.usabmx.com/site/bmx_points?points_type=USAC§ion_id=48
About Chase BMX: Chase BMX frames were created to bring the BMX racing world a new standard for the Elite level of BMX racing frames. No gimmicks, just straightforward technological advancements to offer you the lightest and stiffest frames. These advantages allow you to get all the human generated power to the ground, and give you the biggest advantage offered from any current BMX frame - The winning advantage. www.ChaseBicycles.com
About Tioga: Tioga is one of the originators of the BMX racing tires. Starting off with the Comp 3, Tioga has lead the industry for almost 30 years with the worlds best tires. Tioga now Produces the PowerBand and PowerBlock - The ultimate BMX racing tires, designed to efficiently transfer pedal power and other rider inputs into lateral motion. In short, you'll roll faster with less wasted energy. The S-Spec version utilizes Tioga's thinnest sidewall for maximum suppleness and weight savings. Size for size, the S-Spec are the lightest BMX tires in the world. www.TiogaUSA.com
About USA Cycling: The vision of USA Cycling is to make the United States of America the most successful country in the world of competitive cycling. The mission of USA Cycling is to achieve sustained success in international cycling competition and grow competitive cycling in America while delivering an exceptional customer experience.
For more info, please visit : http://www.usacycling.org
BMX Racing News - Wednesday/Thursday - june 4/5, 2014
|DHR/Stay Strong/Chase BMX 'Ride To End Obesity' Program Closes Out The School Year With Tremendous Effect!|
|Ride To End Obesity from Dale Holmes Racing on Vimeo.|
BMX Mania Editor's Note: This has got to be one of the GREATEST programs in BMX! Dale Holmes is a visionary in taking his love for BMX to places that can impact young lives for the healthier and better.
Quote of the week, that's FOR SURE, BMX Mania Approved...."definitely something we want to do more of in the future, we want to expand and get more people involved and promote healthy lifestyle, healthy eating, and BMX racing.....get more people on BMX bikes, it's always our goal to get more people to the track!" AMEN! Couldn't have said it better from here at BMX Mania World HQ, Dale, GOOD JOB! - Jerry Landrum/BMXmania.com
From Ride To Obesity Program
..... Terrific ending to our
to End Obesity Program this
semester with a visit to
Bernardo Heights Middle School
The kids were fired up and ready for Exercise/Nutrition Jeopardy. The interaction was great and they all asked how they could stay in touch in the months and years ahead.
We are planning a major school program BBQ at a local track in the Fall to bring all of the schools together and to test their knowledge of what they learned during involvement in our program.
Capture a first-hand glance of our Ride to End Obesity program in action through this edit shot by Corinne Walder. We're stoked to have been able to reach more than 250 kids this semester with a positive message of eating well and exercising, while sharing our passion for the sport of BMX. It's great to have of our team involved and we're looking forward to an expansion in Fall. Learn more, daleholmesracing.com ridetoendobesity.com
#ridetoendobesity #bmxinschools #bmxproforaday #buildinghealthykids
A Corinne Walder Video Edit! = vimeo.com/corinnewalder
|Crazy Al Cayne, BMX Challenge Episode #6: George Costa, Rennen Design Group|
|BMX Mania New York Correspondent (Yeah!), Al Cayne has had a pretty rad 'BMX Challenge' going at the Brooklyn Bike Park and he recently got Rennen Design Group's, George Costa to give the course and his challenge a try, check it out and get the word from the man behind all that cool Rennen stuff, George Costa!|
BMX Racing News - Tuesday - june 3, 2014
|Redline Factory Team Makes Switch to BOX Forks|
| ANAHEIM, CA—Just before the
Silver Dollar Nationals in Reno last
January, Cycle Group, Inc. (CGI) stunned
many with the announcement that it had
signed on as a sponsor of the Redline
Factory BMX Team.
Now, CGI is pleased to announce that its sponsorship extends to BOX forks. “We’re extremely excited about this new deal with Redline. It’s a major big coup for us to be working with the Sam Willoughby, Alise Post, Tory Nyhaug and the rest of the great team, as well as Redline, as a whole. We look forward to a long relationship with Redline,” said Toby Henderson, founder and executive director of CGI.
“We believe that Box components will help our Redline athletes win more races and set them up for success on the national and international stage. We are working hard to extend these technical advances on the bikes we sell to racer’s everywhere as we move into 2015,” said Dirk Sorenson, Redline’s marketing manager.
Starting June 1, the Redline Factory Team riders will begin transitioning to BOX forks. With the switch, the team also will make the move to 20-mil front hubs. Some riders will make the switch immediately, while others may take a little time to get used to the change.
“We understand that this change, as well as any possible differences in geometry, might take some getting used to. With this in mind, and taking into consideration their upcoming race schedule, we are giving the riders some leeway. But we’re confident that once they put the stiffer forks and 20-mil front hubs on their bikes, they will be quite pleased,” said Michael Gamstetter, CGI’s senior brand manager and product designer.
Besides Willoughby, Post and Nyhaug, the team consists of Josh Klatman, Collin Hudson, Hunter Pelham, Jason Carnes, Carly Dyar and George Goodall. In addition to BOX “X”, “XL” and “X2” forks, the entire team uses BOX brakes, seatclamps and number plates.
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SYDNEY -November 4th, 2009 - Logitech Australia today announced the local availability of the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel. Replacing and improving upon the venerable G25 Racing Wheel, the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel is designed to deliver the definitive sim racing experience for the PC and PLAYSTATION®3. With the G27, whether you're sliding sideways around a gravelly curve, or screaming through the streets of Monaco, the world's greatest circuits feel closer than ever.
The G27 features a powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism that smoothly and accurately delivers high-fidelity force effects to the hand-stitched leather wheel, so you can feel traction loss, weight shift, and the surface of the road. The helical gears deliver exceptionally quiet steering action, virtually eliminating noise and unwanted vibration. A six-speed gated shifter lets you choose exactly the right gear for the turn, while new RPM/shift indicator LEDs let you know just when to up- or down-shift. And the clutch pedal makes heel-and-toe downshifting possible, keeping your gear changes quick and your RPMs high all the way around the track.
Nick Angelucci, Logitech Australia's Product and Marketing Manager said; "In designing the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel we have improved upon the highly esteemed Logitech G25 with easy access to more programmable buttons on the wheel, better feeling from the shifter module and improved responsiveness from the force feedback transmission. It all adds up to making a wheel that delivers an unsurpassed racing experience, all from your own lounge room."
The Logitech G27 Racing Wheel is expected to be available in Australia from mid-November for a suggested retail price of $599.95(AUD) inc. GST. For more information about the Logitech G27 or Logitech visit www.logitech.com.
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
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Taiwanese art gallery VT Artsalon will participate in the "Osiris and Ganesha” exhibition hosted by Mexico-based Marso Gallery from Aug. 10 through Sept. 10.
Works by three Taiwanese artists - namely Su Hui-yu (蘇匯宇), Chen I-hsuen (陳以軒), and Chen Che-wei (陳哲偉) - will be featured alongside those by Mexican artist Arturo Hernandez Alcazar, American artist Virginia Colwell, and Japanese artist Kosuke Ikeda (池田剛介).
Curated to the theme of Egyptian and Hindu mythology, the exhibition encompasses installation art, photography, video, and multimedia works that are all interconnected.
Curated by Cheng Shao-hung (程少鴻), the exhibition is part of the Ministry of Culture's "Coral Initiative” cultural exchange project with Latin America. Cheng noted that Osiris and Ganesha are both deities that experienced resurrection in different circumstances according to Egyptian and Hindu mythology. If death is a way to destroy and oppress one's original life, then resurrection is the reconstruction, alternation, and re-representation of one's past.
The exhibition adopts the two mythological icons, compares their respective mythological descriptions of reality, and explores the transcendence of space, time, and context through art, added Cheng.
Su is a Taiwan artist who is steadily gaining international recognition. His video "Super Taboo,” which will be showcased in this exhibition, was shortlisted for the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The video was also featured at the Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, and Internationale Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg.
Chen Che-wei is an emerging artist who held a solo exhibition titled "Oblivion (養神院)” at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum last year. Chen's other works have also been showcased in art institutions in China, South Korea, and Germany.
A 2016 Taipei Biennial participant, Chen I-hsuen has created worked with notable artists such as Rinko Kawauchi (川內倫子), Yoshinori Mizutani (水谷吉法), and Seung Woo Back (白承祐); their collaborative art will make its public debut in Mexico.
Located in the city center of Mexico, Marso Gallery was originally a non-profit curatorial institution established in 2012. Since 2013, it has become a commercial art gallery representing ten artists, including 2015 Venice Biennale participant Luis Felipe Ortega. Marso also offers residency programs and cultural exchange projects.
The "Osiris and Ganesha” exhibition is part of a collaborative project between VT Artsalon and Marso Gallery. Following the Mexico leg, the project will move to Taiwan next year for a new exhibition and another round of cultural exchanges.
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I've been to a house, a very nice house in the country. Crunchy gravel drive, labradors, lavender, swimming pool, the sound of laughing children in the garden, tractors humming in the distance and all that sort of thing. Pretty well perfect... but still I couldn't wait to return to the rainy old Smoke and my cramped little garden because, deep down, I know that the country is full of psychopaths and wifeswappers.
One of the Spiders I Have Trained, Jeronimo, has built an enormous web. I shall try to take a photo when it stops raining.


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Most anime is some form of coming of age story. Heck, a large chunk of literature is about growing up. From Journey to The West (Dragon Ball those in the know) to Guilty Crown to Catcher in the Rye, it’s all about how a boy (or a girl. Anime likes to tell this story about girls a bit, too) learns to accept himself and then change the world.
Tsuritama, surprisingly, manages to highlight both intimate, personal growth and a world-saving adventure in a way few anime pull off. For the most part, a show focuses on its action portion as a catalyst for the main character to grow (see: Yuuko in Denno Coil or Alice's growth in Tweeny Witches) or keep itself close-hewed to interpersonal stories and stay mainly in the realms of the mundane (like Toradora! or Kimi ni Todoke which both concern themselves with high school romance). Here, on the Island of Enoshima, we meet a bunch of boys who can save the world because of the lessons they learned about friendship and themselves. Not since Stellvia have we seen a show get this right.
In three acts neatly bundled into twelve episodes Tsuritama tells the story of how a lonely boy starts making his first best friends in high school, and then how he eventually saves the world with their help. Precisely how this "goes down" is of little relevance (and would spoil), but suffice it to say that the show revolves around fishing and aliens. In the first act, Yuki works through his introversion, getting close to the island’s “Fishing Prince” Natsuki in order to comply withHaru's (who claims to be an alien) desire for Yuki to learn how to cast and reel. Here, we see a pretty typical story of a boy learning how to open himself to friends and what it means to move from letting life pass you by to actively living it. But things brew in the background. Natsuki has problems. Haru is hiding the truth. And the show manages to both deal with these issues in the foreground while hinting at what’s to come in the corners of establishing shots or during incidental moments of character building.
The result of such careful shepherding of the story is that we as viewers get to see both Yuki’s development and how he uses his personal growth to help his friends out. That the show does it in defined steps both heads off the “sudden change” trap that many shows fall into and also gives provides massive payoff when a confident Yuki steps up to help his friends save the day. We believe in his growth because the series made us watch it. In the end, it helps us cheer wholeheartedly for the teen loser in the final episodes.
What Tsuritama lacks in beautiful vistas and mind-melting action sequences, it makes up for in solid character design. While adhering to a consistent aesthetic, each character’s personality can be read from his or her appearance, from the fanciful pastels of Haru and Koko to the weathered joviality of Tamotsu. This extends into body language as well, as Yuki oozes awkward insecurity in comparison to Akira’s confident remove. Given that most of the show hinges on the interactions between its expressive cast, that the show focus on realizing its characters over giving a memorable portrayal of Enoshima shows that the anime has its priorities set correctly.
So, it depends on how much you like Haru’s voice. Longtime readers should know that I have an affection for characters with borderline annoying voices in the name of extra-fun. Haru is one such character. Miyo Irino’s portrayal of his vivacity and the complex nuance of learning emotion helps sell the oddball alien and stands out as the best performance in the cast. Beyond him, Yamada and Akira's dad, Tamotsu, were probably most memorable. Like the character designs, each person’s speech pattern and mannerisms help further the ensembles development and camaraderie.
On a scale of “this guy probably goes to your school” to “only in anime”, the cast ranks Natsuki, Yuki, Yamada, Haru. As the series straddles the realm between the mundane and the fantastic, having a smattering of believable personalities to go with the outlandish ones helps keep the series grounded, even when crazy alien antics dominate in the show's back half. The series' protagonist, Yuki, serves as the viewer's entry point as a generic introverted teen. He manages the correct mix of sullen, easygoing, and insecure that accompanies adolescence and has plenty of room to slowly but surely develop a shy confidence without becoming a different person--no small feat for a “lonely teenager” type. Natsuki, a surly fishing prodigy, spends most of the anime sullen due to family issues, placing him in the role of reluctant mentor to the group. During the course of the early episodes, he shows just enough compassion and warmth that his eventual blossoming seems like him returning to himself, not a change into another person, which helps make his eventual reconciliation with his father feel more seamless and natural.
But Haru’s progression towards humanity probably traces the most interesting character arc in Tsuritama. His playfulness and insecurity serve as a pretty good proxy for how an alien might come to make friends with humans. Moreover, his extraterrestrial nature allows us to hand-wave away his slowness, while also providing a the show’s actual plot. Of course, he only works as a character because he’s compared to his buddies who the series takes care to make consistent. Akira, by comparison holds the most obvious character arc (from suspicious antagonist to earnest conspirator), and he lines up well with Haru, since he is a stand-in for the series' other bad guy. However, his underlying motivations don't get the excellent treatment of the other boys.
I have problems scoring Tsuritama. When watching it, it didn't FEEL like great anime, but when I think about it... Here's the thing: The show nails its pacing, character development, and design. It has a sense of drama when it needs to, and can be exciting and intimate in turns. While the show didn't cause me to breathlessly marathon it, I enjoyed each episode. In short, if you even remotely like slice of life anime, watch Tsuritama. You'll be glad you did.
Having seen most reviews i have to say...REALLY?I tried,i tried so hard to watch this but in the end my mind couldn't take it. HAVE U PEOPLE TAKEN LEAVE OF YOUR SENSES????This has to be the most boring,mind numbling anime ever.Οh yes u might say,but it's warm and fuzzy and cheezy and...Frankly who cares?If i need 2 tons of red bull to keep me awake what is the point?Story?As far as i can tell some kids after school go fishing cause masturbation was really a hard task to pull through if u have alien friends.And how can fishing be interesting?IT CAN'T,how can it?It is as interesting as catching herpes is interesting.
Animation?Helpless..My niece can make a better animation and she is 3!!!Sound?Well i can make better sounds when i am taking a dump..Characters?Don't care.Seriously might as well say that Paris Hilton is an intelligent being and has a very very intriguing personality..Is she?NOOOOOOOOO she isn't..That's it..Don't even think about watching this piece of garbage unless u are suicidal or thing Germany is a tropical place
Really worth the watch.
It's quite the light hearted anime and the characters are captivating enough to hold one's interest.
The animation itself is beautiful because of the vivid art style.
Let me just start off by saying I don't normally do reviews. However, after just finishing the final episode I feel strongly compelled to do so.
I seen this anime appear on recommended lists many of times, however based off of the sypnosis, I passed it off many times. Now that I've finished it, my only regret is the fact I never watched this sooner. You can read this as it contains no spoilers.
The very first thing I noticed about this anime right off the bat was the characters. Not once was I ever bored with a single one of them. Infact, I found myself highly intrigued with every single one instead of just a select few like I do in most animes. What caught me off guard was how unique and quirky they all were. Most animes tend to do so in a way which I find annoying and repetitive, however in this one it wasn't bothersome at all and made me grow to love them even more. From Haru's usual antics, Yuki freaking out from his social anxiety, to Akira and Tapioca being downright ridiculous, they helped pull me out of my depression just for a while and laugh for the first time and days. I highly recommend this series if you need something to pick you up.
The music was great. I grew to love the opening as time went on, and by the end of the series I found myself singing the Enoshima dance song, and even wanting to do the dance myself! I didn't notice a flaw with it as I was so into the story and characters.
Another thing I noticed right away was the anime style. Though I typically am not picky with that, I did like it and found it very pretty with how simple and relaxing it was. As far as I could tell the animation was fine, I saw no mistakes and again, was too enraptured in the characters and story to notice.
I expected it to be a boring show solely about fishing. I never expected it to turn out the way it did! And when Haru was talking about certain things at the beginning I never actually took him seriously! Well boy was I proven wrong. I've never seen an anime like this, and I've watched over 200, so I'd say in my perspective it was quite original. The plot twists were unexpected and every episode just had me wanting more and more. If theres one thing that this anime has taught me, it's to not judge an anime based off of its sypnosis! In other words, things aren't always what they seem to be.
I give this anime a 10/10. I enjoyed it and there wasn't a second that I wasn't bored with it. I found myself ignoring messages just to keep watching more! This here is a hidden gem in the rough, that you'll never find unless you stumble upon it. Since you have now though, I hope you too can watch it without judgement, I promise it'll be worth your time!
What I Liked: The characters, who were nuanced and given ample room and time to develop. Yuki, and the series' portrayal of anxiety. Colourful backgrounds and character designs. Final "friends and loved ones save the world from the Big Bad" arc manages to help develop characters further and show how far they've come in the show's runtime rather than rely on "because friendship" reasoning. Keito. The soundtrack and sound design were pretty good.
What I Didn't: Backgrounds and animation were average most of the time and kept simple to the point of feeling flat occasionally. Haru's Japanese VA may deter some viewers. Final "friends and loved ones save the world from the Big Bad" arc still feels a little contrived even in the context of this show.
Final Verdict: Don't let the quirky stylings and bizzaro elements of this short fishing-themed series fool you - this is a competently told and charming coming-of-age story about a group of kids wrestling with their own fears and doubts bonding over one alien's incessant need to fish (kind of). While the animation is simple and the alien Haru can be a bit hit-and-miss, this show is still a worthwhile watch. On my Favourite Anime of All Time list.


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Trisha Fielding has a Master of History degree from the University of New England and her major research project looked at infant and maternal health in early Townsville. Trisha also holds a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, from the University of Southern Queensland, with majors in History and Journalism.
Researching the lives of independent midwives who ran their own private maternity hospitals in Townsville, in the early 1900s.
Published a book on the history of Townsville - Queen City of the North: A History of Townsville, now available to purchase at Mary Who? Bookshop, QBD The Bookshop - Stockland Shopping Centre and Willows Shoppingtown, Townsville Museum, Library Shop - State Library of Queensland, or direct from the author.
Researched and wrote a series of historical articles for James Cook University Library, as a component of their T150: Townsville's Past and Present project. These articles were published in the Townsville Bulletin throughout 2016.
2014 to 2016:
I wrote over a hundred weekly history articles for the Townsville Bulletin for their Townsville Eye supplement, called "The Ville".
More about my writing...
I've been writing since the early 1990s but my first history article, 'Charters Towers', was published in September 1998 by Australian Family Tree Connections, Vol. 6, Issue 9. Another article: 'They died from what?' was published in AFTC in November 1999.
I scored my first magazine cover with my article, 'Great-great Gran was a Gold-Digger' in the same publication in July 2000. (AFTC, Vol. 8, Issue 7) and had a small piece, 'Forensic Anthropologists Search for Clues about Mysterious Sailors', published in Scientific American, Discovering Archaeology, in December 2000 (Vol. 2, No. 5).
I've also been published in the Townsville Bulletin, Townsville Eye, Writing Queensland (WQ), Queensland History Journal, Sunday Mail (Queensland), John Oxley Library Blog, local family history magazine Relatively Speaking and on ABC Local Radio.
In 2013 I delivered a regular series of talks about Townsville's history on ABC Local Radio, and links to the audio of those talks can be found on ABC radio.
In November 2011 I published my research into bubonic plague in Townsville in the year 1900 in the Queensland History Journal (Vol. 21, No. 7).
I've also guest lectured at the State Library of Queensland and the Museum of Tropical Queensland, and given talks on local history/research at Townsville's CityLibraries and James Cook University Library.

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Light microscopy of colitis of the human large bowel. This is an inflammatory disorder that is commonly caused by the toxins associated with bacterial infection. Tissue destruction is accompanied by excessive mucus production mixed with cell debris and inflammatory leukocytes, seen here as a mass of material on the surface of the disrupted bowel mucosa. Macroscopically this resembles an abnormal membrane in the colon hence its designation as pseudomembranous colitis. The condition causes acute diarrhoea. Magnification x15 when printed at 10 cm.
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