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Close but no record as 93 ride same wave Earthwave Beach Festival in Cape Town
Guinness World Record attempt + Longboard and SUP contests
Surfing and sustainable lifestyle event
Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 September 2010
It was close, but the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave remains 110 set at the 2009 Earthwave Beach Festival at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town after today's best effort at the same venue came in at 93.
Despite the ideal offshore winds and gentle rolling half metre waves, the unseasonable rainy weather reduced the field from last year's record 443 to 'just' 228 participants. Even though nearly 50% of those who took part managed to catch and ride the same wave for the required five seconds, they could not improve on the existing record.
"What a fantastic effort by Cape Town's surfing community," enthused Dene Botha from Kahuna Promotions, founders of the Earthwave concept that leverages the immense interest around Guinness World Record attempts to highlight climate change and raise awareness of sustainable lifestyle options.
"We may not have been able to improve on the record, but the rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of the hundreds of people at the beach for longboard and SUP events and Earthwave's program of environmental awareness was the best in the 4 year history of the festival," Botha added
The two day event included stop No. 3 of 5 on the SA Longboard Series and the first course racing events at Muizenberg in the rapidly growing Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) discipline. These ran in conjunction with talks by organisations such as 350.org and the Climate Action Partnership, who calculated carbon footprints, displays on marine life by Save Our Seas and demos of wind turbines and solar panels by 3rd Rock Energy.
Noordhoek local Justin Bing won the Open division of the longboarding ahead of Michael Grendon, Alfonso Peters and Dylan McLeod from Port Elizabeth. Bing moved into the lead on the series standings with the next event scheduled for the Eastern Cape in six weeks and inaugural national series will be finalised in Durban early next year.
Tarryn Kyte won the Women's division, Muizenberg local Papi Makanyane took the Juniors, Deon Bing the Over 35's and Gary Van Rooyen the O/50's.
The super-fit van Rooyen also placed fourth in the Coreban SUP racing, behind winner Greg Bertish, runner-up Peter Peterson from Germany and Jono Rosslind, another competing in both events.
The host of activities during the festival included a Dig for Gold for the youngsters, spinning trials run by Spin 4 Charity, an outstanding display of big wave and Earthwave photographs by Nic Bothma, fund-raising by the Shark Spotters, who provided additional staff for the record attempt, and also the Sunflower Fund who do sterling work on behalf of those with leukemia.
Earthwave also featured a transformation component organised by Surfing South Africa and the Ticket to Ride Foundation, supported by Sport & Recreation SA and the Lotto, which brought 15 youngsters from Masiphumalele to the beach where they also received a hearty meal thanks to Compass Bakery.
The festival concludes with the Corona After-Party at the popular Brass Bell pub and restaurant in Kalk Bay featuring surf band the Little Kings, promos, the draw for the raffle and an auction of eco friendly items from Aidan Bennetts Design along with Corona and Monster Energy. This year there is a R10 cover-charge, the entire proceeds of which will be split between Spin 4 Charity, the Sunflower Fund and the Shark Spotters program.
The 2010 Earthwave Beach Festival is supported by Loaded Smoothies, Kustom footwear, Aidan Bennetts Design, Derevko Wetsuits, Hemporium, O'Neill, Caves Surfwear, Billabong, VonZipper, New Balance, Palmers, Zigzag, Empire Café, Rafikis, the Brass Bell and Octopus's Garden, Bulk SMS, Compass Bakery, Monster Energy, Surfing South Africa, Corona and Wavescape, the official online and surf forecasting partner.
See www.kahunasurf.co.za/kp/earthwave-2010 for or the Facebook group Earthwave Beach Festival 2010 for further information and a gallery of images.
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Cape Peninsula prepares to host Mr Price SA Junior Surfing Championships this week
The 2010 Mr Price South African Junior Surfing Championships featuring nine teams of the country's top junior boys and girls gets under way in the Southern Peninsula with the opening function in Kommetjie today ( Monday September 27).
The 250 or so surfers participating in the 15th edition of this premier Surfing South Africa tournament represent eight provinces and include a team of surfers who will compete for the South African Development Academy Team.
The Cape Peninsula last hosted the South African Junior Championships in 2002 and this year's event will be only the third time in 15 years that the tournament will take place in the Cape.
From 1996, when the first SA Junior Championships took place in a rain soaked Durban, to 2003 the team from Central KZN dominated the championships winning eight team titles in a row. In East London in 2004 Western Province broke the chokehold the Durban surfers had on the title and claimed the first of their four victories in a row.
In 2008 at St Mikes, Central KZN reclaimed the crown from WP by the narrowest of margins and then defended the title in style at Nahoon Reef in East London last year. Western Province has won every national championship held in Cape Town since 1966 so there is plenty at stake next week as the WP class of 2010 fight hard to maintain that tradition and keep the Freedom Cup in the Cape this year.
Apart from WP and Central KZN, Eastern Province, last year's hosts Border and WP's next door neighbours Boland all have plenty of strong surfers across the divisions.
Southern KZN will be one of the most significant teams at this year's contest as their side clearly shows the success of their transformation programmes. Southern Cape, Zululand and the South African Junior Development Academy Team, which is supported by Sport and Recreation SA, make up the balance of the competition.
The opening function of the 2010 Mr Price SA National Junior Championships takes place at 7pm on Monday evening in the Kommetjie Primary School. The heats get under way at 8.30 am on Tuesday and the finals and Award Ceremony will take place on completion of the last Final on Sunday October 3.
Heat updates will be available daily on www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za
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ASP Top 34 Ignite in Treacherous Barrels on Day 1 Quiksilver Pro France
CULS NUS BEACH, Hossegor/France (Sunday, September 26, 2010) –Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro France experienced the full range of conditions that French beachbreaks are renowned for, completing the twelve heats of Round 1 in everything from slabbing barrels to high-performance peaks.
Stop No. 7 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France continued the race for the 2010 ASP World Title as well as the requalification campaigns of the world's best surfers in spectacular fashion today, with dramatic tuberiding and horrific wipeouts taking center stage.
Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, reigning ASP World Champion and defending Quiksilver Pro France Champion, was a standout this morning, netting the highest single-wave score of the day, an 8.33 out of a possible 10, with an excellent forehand barrel.
"I thought I was a little too deep but got my edge in early and was able to set my line," Fanning said. "It's pretty wild out there this morning. There're a lot of closeouts, but a few gems too. I was lucky to slip into that one."
Currently ranked No. 5 on the 2010 ASP World Title Race rankings, the calculating Australian will look to repeat his form from 2009 in order to mount an ASP World Title defense.
"I just need to win events," Fanning said. "It's a simple as that. I feel like I'm surfing well, but I've made a few tactical mistakes this year that have cost me. I love the rest of the events on tour so hopefully I can catch on a roll."
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, current ASP World No. 2, surfed a solid Round 1 heat this morning, dispatching of Luke Stedman (AUS), 34, and Julian Wilson (AUS), 21, with a flurry of barrel rides.
"It actually looks bigger than it is out there," Smith said. "I probably could have been riding a smaller board, but I thought some of the earlier heats had some pretty solid surf. The waves were actually really fun in our heat. There were lots of fun little barrels that came through."
Well in the hunt for the 2010 ASP World Title, even temporarily holding the ratings' lead following the fifth event in Africa, Smith is cautious when discussing his aspirations for the remainder of the year.
"I'm just surfing and not worrying about anything," Smith said. "It's fantastic to be in the running and Europe is a place where I feel confident in my surfing, but at the end of the day, I'm just going out and having fun."
Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 24, 2010 ASP World Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 23, caused a major upset this morning, relegating former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, Kelly Slater (USA), 38, to the elimination Round 2 following their opening round bout. The young Californian began his campaign in spectacular fashion, threading a deep forehand barrel before executed a lofty double-grab aerial.
"I was really fortunate to get that one and it definitely won me the heat," Gudauskas said. "I was battling for position with Kelly (Slater) and he took the first one which was smaller and I got the second one. I actually misjudged the wave and barely made the takeoff and when I pulled under the lip I could see the barrel just breathing and, when it let me out, there was a ramp section so it was just automatic to go for the air."
Following a disappointing 25th place finish at home in California last week, Gudauskas was elated to put that behind him and begin his European leg campaign in fine fashion.
"It was disappointing to lose early at home in Trestles but I did my best to shake it off," Gudauskas said. "I rationalized it by telling myself that everyone was surfing so amazing that it was just the way it went. I love Europe though. I want to move to France. I got my best result in Tahiti (Equal 5th) and my mindset is just to build on that through the next events. The goal is to be inside the Top 22 by the end of the year."
Owen Wright (AUS), 20, 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 8, continued to his excellent run through his rookie year on tour, posting the day's highest heat total, a 14.13 out of a possible 20, for a commanding performance on the lefthanders.
"I'd seen Ace (Adrian Buchan) sneak off down there to the left earlier," Wright said. "I figured that it's a left, I'm a goofy-footer and it could work out. It's hard work out there. I didn't really feel like I got amazing barrels, but given the conditions, I guess it worked out okay."
Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, current ASP World No. 21, rebounded sensationally in the opening heat of the day, recovering from a challenging start to take the win in the final moments. The young Frenchman was unable to penetrate the powerful shorebreak on his first attempt, but after collecting himself on the sand, made a second charge successfully and tenacious scored the winning wave in the final minute of the heat.
"It's really challenging out there," Flores said. "I got smashed trying to get out and I barely made it out at the beginning. And I couldn't really find anything out there until the very end. I made my way up the beach and got some small ones then got that nice one at the end. So it was an exciting finish."
The lone Frenchman amongst the ASP Top 34, Flores holds the weight of expectations for an entire nation on his shoulders and appreciates the opportunity to represent his country.
"I've never done very well at this event so to get through the first round is a great feeling," Flores said. "I want to do well in front of all my family and friends. It's pumping today. There are some bombs coming through and I'm very happy to get through after a shaky start."
When competition resumes, up first will be Kelly Slater (USA), 38, up against Maxime Huscenot (FRA), 18, in the opening heat of Round 2.
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 8am to assess conditions for a possible 8:15am start.
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QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1:Jeremy Flores (FRA) 9.36, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 8.50, Daniel Ross (AUS) 3.06
Heat 2:Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.70, Luke Munro (AUS) 9.83, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 6.84
Heat 3:Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.93, Travis Logie (ZAF) 5.43, Adam Melling (AUS) 5.36
Heat 4:Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.00, Taylor Knox (USA) 2.24, Gabe Kling (USA) 1.96
Heat 5:Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.00, Luke Stedman (AUS) 8.27, Julian Wilson (AUS) 8.03
Heat 6:Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 10.10, Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 5.40, Kelly Slater (USA) 4.00
Heat 7:Brett Simpson (USA) 10.94, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9.60, Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.87
Heat 8:C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.60, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 7.73, Michel Bourez (PYF) 5.43
Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.03, Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.97, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 8.90
Heat 10:Owen Wright (AUS) 14.83, Tiago Pires (PRT) 7.77, Roy Powers (HAW) 2.03
Heat 11:Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.13, Damien Hobgood (USA) 11.10, Dusty Payne (HAW) 7.87
Heat 12:Andy Irons (HAW), Bobby Martinez (USA), Kai Otton (AUS)
QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1:Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
Heat 2:Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 3:Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 4:Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 5:Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 6:Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 7:Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
Heat 8:Jadson Andre (BRA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 9:Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 10:Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 11:Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 12:Adam Melling (AUS) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
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Stage set for Guinness World Record attempt at Earthwave Beach Festival
The Earthwave Beach Festival got underway in sunny skies and light onshore winds at Surfer's Corner in Muizenberg today with the opening rounds of stop No. 3 of 5 in the SALSA Longboard surfing series and the first of the Coreban SUP races setting the stage for a grand finale and the Guinness World Record attempt on Sunday.
The beach was a hive activity as Spin 4 Charity hosted spinning trials alongside talks on environmental topics by 350.org and others, spectators browsed through the incredible images on display by renowned photographer Nic Bothma, carbon footprints were calculated by CAPS, wind turbines and solar panels from 3rd Rock Energy were perused and free beverages were dispensed by Loaded Smoothies and Monster Energy.
Greg Bertish won the first leg of Coreban SUP races, powering around the 'M' shaped course to finish ahead of Ivan van Vuuren, Jono Rosslind and Justin Bing. Craft of all shapes and sizes were demonstrated, including an incredibly light, streamlined Kevlar racing model that drew plenty of attention.
Former SA champion Dylan McLeod (PE) advanced to semi-finals of Open division of the longboard event, as did Rosslind, who is competing in both events, and Durban's Brad Weare. PE surfers Faye Zoetmulder in the Women's event and Grant Beck in the Juniors will also be contesting their respective divisions on the final day.
Wavescape, the official online and surf forecasting partners of Earthwave, predict light cross-offshore winds for Sunday morning and Kahuna Promotions, organisers of Earthwave and the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding on the same wave, are optimistic that the record of 110 set at last year's event can be raised even higher.
Registration for the GWR event starts at 10am and the hundreds of participants are expected to line up on the beach at 12.30 before paddling out for the one hour attempt at 1pm. Approximately six to eight waves are expected to be ridden in the 60 minutes.
While an attempt is made to count the surfers on each wave, it is photographic evidence that provides the final proof of how many surfers are up and riding five seconds after taking off. The official figures for the day will be announced at the Corona Earthwave After-Party at the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay.
The party starts at 5pm and features surf band the Little Kings, promos, the draw for the raffle and an auction of eco friendly items from Aidan Bennetts Design. This year there is a R10 cover-charge, the entire proceeds of which will be split between Spin 4 Charity, the Sunflower Fund, who will also be selling their Bandanas on the each during the day, and the Shark Spotters program which will have additional staff on duty during the GWR attempt.
The Earthwave Beach Festival offers fun in the sun for people of all ages, including a Dig for Gold with 50 valuable prizes ranging from branded wetsuits and sunglasses to apparel and footwear buried in the sand.
The Earthwave Beach Festival is supported by Loaded Smoothies, Kustom footwear, Aidan Bennetts Design, Derevko Wetsuits, Hemporium, O'Neill, Caves Surfwear, Billabong, VonZipper, New Balance, Palmers, Zigzag, Empire Café, Rafikis and Octopus's Garden, Bulk SMS, Compass Bakery, Monster Energy, Surfing South Africa and Corona.
Contact kahunasurf@mweb.co.za for details on how to become part of this sustainable lifestyles initiative.
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Action aplenty as surfers challenge World Record at Earthwave Beach Festival
There will be action aplenty at the Earthwave Beach Festival at Muizenberg this weekend as Cape Town's surfers try to break the Guinness World Record of 110 riding on the same wave alongside talks and displays on environmental issues, a photographic exhibition, contests for Longboard surfers and Stand Up Paddleboarders (SUP) and fund raising for worthy causes, before reaching a climax at a huge after-party on Sunday evening.
The fourth annual Earthwave event also features plenty of activities for youngsters, including a Dig for Gold with thousands of Rands in prizes, development surfing, a survey on starting a local surfers environmental organisation, calculating your carbon footprint, a tourism quiz with prizes, free books and CD's on sustainable lifestyles, free beverages from Loaded Smoothies and Monster Energy and loads of give-aways, sticker showers and competitions.
The highlight will be the Guinness World Record attempt on Sunday, when even more than the 443 surfers of all ages who set the record last year are expected to take to the surf in sunny weather and ideal one metre rolling waves. Registration of participants starts at 10am and all participants line-up on the beach in a spectacular display of the diversity of the surfing lifestyle at 12.30.
Entering the surf at 12.55, half a dozen or more attempts will be made between 1pm and 2pm to get more than 110 surfers riding the same wave for 5 seconds or more. This all takes place under the watchful eye of the Shark Spotters (who will have additional staff on duty), a pair of Billabong / Monster Energy Jetskis in the surf and the reassuring presence of a flotilla of NSRI craft behind the break while highly trained paramedics from Medics in Motion and also the local Lifeguards are on-hand for any eventualities on the beach.
The Ticket to Ride Foundation will be bringing 15 rookie surfers from Masiphumelele to participate in the record attempt. Using surfboards and wetsuits kindly provided by Surfing South Africa as part of surfing's national controlling body's transformation program, which is supported by Sport & Recreation SA and the Lotto, the youngsters will also enjoy a hearty meal donated by Compass Bakery.
The festival gets underway at 8am on Saturday with a nationally rated Longboard surfing event run by the WP Longboard Club that has attracted top exponents from all over the country where the winners will be crowned on Sunday morning. The Coreban SUP races run between 10am and 12noon on both days and will utilise an 'M' shaped course through the surf that ensures spectators will be close to the action in this burgeoning watersport discipline.
All-day activities on both days include the works of renowned photographer Nic Bothma who will be displaying images from previous Earthwave events and also big-wave action around the Peninsula. There is also the opportunity to get some exercise and raise some funds for Spin 4 Charity, who will be conducting trials for the their own 24 hour Guinness World Record attempt at next year's Earthwave festival.
Well known environmental organisations such as 350.org and the 90 x 2030 Project will be presenting talks on climate change and sustainable lifestyle options and 3rd Rock Energy will display solar and wind turbine energy generators. The Climate Action Partnership will calculate your carbon footprint, with prizes for those with the lowest impact on the environment, and there will also be a display and information on marine creatures by Save Our Seas and the Shark Spotters.
The event is supported by the City of Cape Town with the Environmental Resource Management Dept have providing copies of their excellent Smart Living Handbook in print and digital versions for those seeking the best way to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, along with copies of their guide to Western Cape Beaches. And Cape Town Tourism will be hosting a quiz with prizes just after 12noon on Saturday.
Spectators and participants alike can show their support for the meritorious efforts of the Sunflower Fund on behalf of leukemia sufferers by purchasing a Bandana at Earthwave and wearing it during the world record attempt.
Earthwave is supported by Loaded Smoothies, who will be dispensing their range of delicious and nutritious health drinks to participants and spectators, and will distribute tens of thousands of Rands of branded products in competitions, a raffle and competitions.
Products up for grabs include top-of-the-range footwear from Kustom, chairs using environmentally friendly materials designed by TV personality Aidan Bennetts, top-class Derevko Wetsuits, Hemporium bags and apparel made from environmentally friendly hemp, clothing and accessories from O'Neill, Caves Surfwear and Billabong, sunglasses from VonZipper, shoes from New Balance and surf wax from Palmers.
There are also magazines from Zigzag, vouchers from top restaurants such as the Empire Café, Rafikis and Octopus's Garden, a year's subscription of surf forecast SMS's from Wavescape and Bulk SMS and much, much more.
The 2010 Earthwave Beach Festival culminates in the Corona Earthwave After-Party at the recently renovated Brass Bell in Kalk Bay starting at 5.30pm on Sunday. Starring surf band Little Kings, the after party will also feature the Corona promo-girls, surf movies from the Wavescape Film Festival, more prizes and give-aways and the announcement of the official number of surfers on one wave earlier in the day.
For further information see the Program of Events at www.kahunasurf.co.za/kp/earthwave-2010 and the Facebook group Earthwave Beach Festival 2010 where video footage on how seriously participants train for the event, produced by the Fabulous Boomtown Boys, can be viewed.
The Earthwave Beach Festival is produced by Kahuna Promotions and proudly supported by Wavescape, the official online and surf forecasting partner for Earthwave.
World's Best Junior Surfers to Assemble in Bali for Oakley ASP World Pro Junior
KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Wednesday, September 29, 2010) -The Oakley ASP World Pro Junior, the opening stop on the 2010 ASP World Junior Tour (WJT), will commence its waiting period this weekend in Bali, ushering in the greatest assemblage of junior surfing talent from around the globe.
Surfing young guns Conner Coffin (USA) and Keala Naihe (Haw) will challenge the world's best junior surfers in arguably one of the world's best high-performance waves after being awarded wildcards into the high stakes event, which will run at Keramas from October 2-13 and offer a prize pool of US $95,000.
With a surfing attack built on power and topped with an increasingly progressive repertoire, Coffin, 17, is looking to add to his trophy case with a big result in the tournament.
Coffin, who has an amazingly smooth, clean, and powerful pointbreak style, was raised in Santa Barbara's legendary point breaks, and should ultimately put him in good stead at the right-hand waves of Keramas.
In Round 1, Coffin will come up against Kiron Jabour (HAW) and Chris Salisbury (AUS).
Naihe is also positioned well for an impressive showing at the prestigious tournament and will face Marc Lacomare (FRA) and Charles Martin (GLP) in Round 1 of competition.
Ronny Nelson, Oakley Sports Marketing Manager, is excited to see Conner and Naihe lineup in the event.
"Choosing wildcards is always a hard thing to do, there are so many options out there but at the end of the day you need to look at who will do well or even win the event," he said.
"In my eyes, I feel that Conner and Keala will best represent Oakley and have a great chance to win. Conner's explosive surfing in punchy waves will be his advantage while the smooth finesse surfing and knowledge of reef breaks will suit Keala in Bali. Oakley is really happy that Conner and Keala are competing in the first event of two to help crown a legitimate ASP World Junior champion.
Similar to years past, athletes compete on their respective regional ASP Pro Junior Series throughout the season to qualify for the ASP World Junior Tour. Qualification for the ASP WJT is based on regional results from January 1 through August 31, 2010.
The inaugural ASP World Junior Tour will see six representatives from ASP Australasia, ASP South America, ASP North America and ASP Europe, five representatives from ASP Africa, ASP Hawaii and ASP Japan, and additional wildcards to make up the 48-man field.
The ASP World Junior Tour events will also feature an 18-woman field, which will crown the undisputed ASP Women's World Junior Champion.
The undisputed ASP World Junior Champions will be the No. 1 ranked male and female surfer after the completion of the ASP World Junior Tour.
The Oakley ASP World Pro Junior will be webcast LIVE via www.oakleyprojunior.com
OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR MATCH-UPS (MEN'S):
Heat 1: Brendon Gibbens (ZAF), Alex Smith (HAW), Jack Freestone (AUS)
Heat 2: Shaun Joubert (ZAF), Peterson Crisanto (BRA), Keanu Asing (HAW)
Heat 3: Caio Ibelli (BRA), Tyler Newton (USA), Mitch Crews (AUS)
Heat 4: Kiron Jabour (HAW), Chris Salisbury (AUS), Conner Coffin (USA)
Heat 5: Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Guillermo Satt (CHL), Enrique Ariitu (PYF)
Heat 6: Nat Young (USA), Dean Bowen (AUS), Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)
Heat 7: Miguel Pupo (BRA), Jesse Mendes (BRA), Takumi Nakamura (JPN)
Heat 8: Alejo Muniz (BRA), Krystian Kymerson (BRA), TBC
Heat 9: Marc Lacomare (FRA), Charles Martin (GLP), Keala Naihe (HAW)
Heat 10: Granger Larsen (HAW), Dale Staples (ZAF), Tom Cloarec (FRA)
Heat 11: Davey Cathels (AUS), Luke Davis (USA), Kaimana Jaquias (HAW)
Heat 12: Beyrick De Vries (ZAF), Felipe Jervis (PRT), Hiroto Arai (JPN)
Heat 13: Kolohe Andino (USA), Albee Layer (HAW), Andrew Doheny (USA)
Heat 14: Chad Du Toit (ZAF), Kaito Ohashi (JPN), Evan Thompson (USA)
Heat 15: Nic Von Rupp (DEU), Ryan Callinan (AUS), Kento Takahashi (JPN)
Heat 16: Evan Geiselman (USA), Ty Watson (AUS), Arashi Kato (JPN)
OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR MATCH-UPS (WOMEN'S):
Heat 1:Pauline Ado (FRA), Alizee Arnaud (FRA), Nao Omura (JPN)
Heat 2: Sage Erickson (USA), Chantelle Rautenback (ZAF), Alessa Quizon (HAW)
Heat 3: Laura Enever (AUS), Lakey Peterson (USA), Minato Takahashi (JPN)
Heat 4: Courtney Conlogue (USA), Airini Mason (NZL), Camila Cassia (BRA)
Heat 5: Tyler Wright (AUS), Leila Hurst (HAW), Diana Cristina (BRA)
Heat 6: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Felicity Palmateer (AUS), Malia Manuel (HAW)
ASP WORLD JUNIOR TOUR SCHEDULE:
– Oakley ASP World Pro Junior, Bali/Indonesia – October 2 – 13, 2010
– Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, Australia – January 8 – 16, 2011
PAST ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONS:
2009:Maxime Huscenot (REU), Laura Enever (AUS)
2008: Kai Barger (HAW), Pauline Ado (FRA)
2007: Pablo Paulino (BRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
2006: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Nicola Atherton (AUS)
2005: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
2004: Pablo Paulino (BRA)
2003: Adriano de Souza (BRA)
2002: N/A
2001: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2000: Pedro Henrique (BRA)
1998: Andy Irons (HAW)
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Kelly Slater Claims Hurley Pro at Trestles, Takes ASP Title Race Lead in Process
LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Saturday, September 18, 2010) – Kelly Slater (USA), 38, past nine-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the 2010 Hurley Pro at Trestles in flawless six-foot (2 metre) waves over lethal Australian Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27.
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles culminated in stunning fashion today with the iconic Floridian collecting an unprecedented 43rd elite tour victory.
"What can I say? What a week," Slater said. "We looked at the swell forecast and Pat (O'Connell) and I were talking, going 'look what we're going to get this week.' I've got to thank Bob Hurley and the whole Hurley crew. I think they just brainstormed and put a lot of good ideas together for us. The experience was just awesome."
Today's win, his fourth elite tour win at Lower Trestles (2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010), vaults Slater into the ratings' lead in his hunt for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title.
"Looking back at my career, I never would have fathomed a ninth title, let alone a 10th," Slater said. "I don't know what to say. It's still a long road ahead. We still have four events and I'm just trying to soak in this win and not even think about everything right now."
Slater, who was relegated to Round 5 by Australian Owen Wright (AUS), 20, in Round 4, capitalized on the newly-implemented double-elimination round and sprung back with a vengeance after earning a free pass to the Quarterfinals after his opponent, Davidson, was too ill to compete.
"I think the new format is good for the fans," Slater said. "They get to see us surf a little more and it was definitely a different mindset for me paddling out yesterday. I was kind of just having fun. I was out there to have a good time and I sort of realized at the halfway mark that I was in a heat. I feel like I sort of blew that heat, but it's a bonus. If you win you get a round off and if you lose you get to surf again. I think it's good overall. It does make us surf once more than we would normally, but I don't mind out here."
For today's efforts, Slater was awarded the biggest prize purse in surfing history, US$105,000, as well as the ASP World Title Race ratings' lead.
Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, who defeated Slater at this event in 2006, was unable to repeat the magic this year, but was ultimately thankful for his Runner-Up finish.
"I've got a baby on the way, so it was really good to get a result here," Durbidge said. "I can't compete in Portugal. This was an important comp for me. Congrats go to Kelly (Slater). He's the man out here and his record is second to none and he's so dangerous. It was good to make the Final. I'm stoked."
Durbidge's charge to the Final was no easy task however, as the current ASP World No. 8 ousted current ASP World No. 2 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, in their Quarterfinals matchup and Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, in the Semifinals before falling to Slater in the Final.
"Trestles is just a really fun wave and everyone rips out here," Durbidge said. "I think putting a bit of pressure on everyone early can make them crumble. That was my plan, but it didn't work for Kelly. I just did what it took to get through the heats. I had a tough draw there and Dane (Reynolds) and Jordy (Smith) didn't have the best heats against me, so that was a bonus and I'm happy I made the Final."
Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, reigning ASP World Champion and defending event winner, was near flawless throughout the Hurley Pro at Trestles, consistently netting high scores with unrivalled speed and power. However, the Australian's form fell short in his Semifinal against eventual winner Slater, as he finished Equal 3rd and moved up to No. 5 on the ASP World Title Race rankings.
"I don't know – when Kelly (Slater) tried to pull those silly tricks, it made my brain explode and it sort of took me too long to get my head back together," Fanning said. "It's all good. It's a good start to the leg and hopefully I can keep getting through heats. I'm just going to keep having fun and hopefully keep improving my surfing and hopefully keep pushing."
Dane Reynolds, current ASP World No. 4, continued to exhibit his brand of mind-blowing, progressive surfing at Lower Trestles. A consistent high-scorer throughout the event, Reynolds failed to surpass Durbidge in their Semifinal bout, but remained grateful at the opportunity to surf waves of such quality.
"I was tired but that didn't come in to play," Reynolds said. "Sometimes, if I can't picture how I'm going to surf a wave, I just get baffled. That happened in that Taj (Burrow) heat too in South Africa. I just lose the picture. It was a ton of fun to surf Trestles like this. As soon as the heat was over it was super fun again. I felt like I could surf again."
Jordy Smith, into his third season on the elite ASP World Tour, was one of the form surfers of the event this year. However, after suffering two broken boards yesterday, the young South African was unable to overcome Durbidge in the Quarterfinals. With his Equal 5th place finish, Smith retains the ASP World No. 2 spot heading into the European leg.
"It was a tough one," Smith said. "I broke two of my best boards ever yesterday and paddled out on a plug and it didn't go so well. You have heats like that. You can't win everyone. I think this year I've relaxed a lot more. I don't put as much pressure out on myself. In years prior, I was a little arrogant and got ahead of myself and would surf brand new boards in heats. This year is different for me, and now I'm just focused on Europe."
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HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 18.13
2 – Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.13
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1:Kelly Slater (USA) 15.87 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.43
SF 2:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.67 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.63
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1:Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.60 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.20
QF 2:Kelly Slater (USA) 17.03 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 15.97
QF 3:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.27 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.87
QF 4:Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.80 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.90
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1:Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.76 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.50
Heat 2:Kelly Slater (USA) 17.10 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) N/S
Heat 3:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.40 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.47
Heat 4:Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.04 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.73
ASP WORLD TITLE RACE TOP 5 (After Hurley Pro at Trestles)
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 40,000 pts
2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,500 pts
3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 30,500 pts
4. Dane Reynolds (USA) 30,250 pts
5. Mick Fanning (AUS) 29,500 pts
Momentum builds for Guinness World Record attempt at Earthwave Beach Festival
Momentum is building for the Guinness World Record attempt for the 'most surfers riding the same wave' that will be staged at the Earthwave Beach Festival in Muizenberg on the weekend 25 & 26 September.
The festival offers a full program of events over the two days including a nationally rated Longboard surfing contest, Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) races in the waves, plenty of beach activities for all ages, talks and demonstrations on environmentally sustainable topics and products, with the highlight being the attempt to get more than 110 surfers to ride the same wave for more than five seconds.
Supported by Loaded Smoothies, who will be dispensing their range of nutritious health drinks to participants and spectators, Earthwave also provides a forum for organisations such as Spin 4 Charity, the Sunflower Fund and the Shark Spotters program to raise awareness and funds for their worthy causes.
Tens of thousands of Rands of branded products will be given away, raffled, auctioned and won in activities like the popular Dig for Gold, beach cleanups. Prizes include Kustom footwear as worn by Joel Parkinson and other world and world-class surfers, environmentally friendly furniture items designed by TV personality Aidan Bennetts, Derevko Wetsuits, Hemporium products, New Balance shoes, apparel and accessories by O'Neill and Caves Surfwear and many more.
The Corona Earthwave After-Party will showcase the newly revamped Brass Bell in Kalk Bay where surf band the Little Kings, promo-girls, surf movies from the Wavescape Film Festival and more prizes and auctions, including five cases of Mexico's favourite beer, will ensure a riot of fun and mayhem from 5pm until late on the Sunday evening!
The SUP races, organised and run by Coreban International, will use an 'M' shaped course that sees competitors paddling in and out through the waves twice in each heat, a first for Muizenberg. With valuable prizes at stake, the entire event will be completed on the Saturday.
The longboard surfing event, run by the WP Longboard Club, is stop No. 3 of 5 on the inaugural SA Longboard Tour and features a number of the country's top performers. Starting on Saturday morning, the finals will be held on Sunday morning with the awards presentation staged just before an expected 500 or more participants line up to break the Guinness World Record at 12.30pm.
The SUP and longboard competitors and participants in the Guinness World Record attempt, who can include anyone who can stand up and ride a wave for five seconds or more, will be fueled by Monster Energy who will also be providing stickers, tattoos and other promotional items for all attending the festival.
Registration for the GWR starts at 10am on the Sunday and those wishing to be part of record breaking attempt are advised to check in early to prevent parking hassles and avoid the rush before the lineup. Entry costs R50 and all participants need to sign an indemnity form (signed by a parent/guardian for those under 18) and provide an email address to which an official certificate of participation will be sent.
The Earthwave Beach Festival at Muizenberg provides unlimited sponsorship opportunities for companies and organisations keen on promoting their environmental credentials or simply wanting to showcase their products and services to a receptive audience and through the saturation media coverage.
For further information see www.kahunasurf.co.za/kp/earthwave and the Facebook group Earthwave Beach Festival 2010.
The fourth annual edition of the event is produced by Kahuna Promotions and proudly supported by Wavescape, the official online and surf forecasting partner for Earthwave.
Jordy into R3 and Travis out as new ASP Top 34 light up Trestles in Hurley Pro
LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Sunday, September 12, 2010) –Day 1 of the Hurley Pro at Trestles went off with clean three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves rolling through one of the world's most rippable waves in Lower Trestles and the newly-minted ASP Top 34 took elevated the performance level yet again.
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles completed Round 1 and the opening 5 heats of Round 2 today, with the world's best surfers taking to the Trestles canvas with reckless abandon.
Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, current ASP World No. 4, stumbled in the opening heat of the morning, losing to an in-form Chris Davidson (AUS), 33. Despite his relegation to the elimination Round 2, Reynolds put in a sensational afternoon performance, blending backhand fin-free maneuvers with a brutal forehand assault to collect the highest heat total of the event, a 17.70 out of a possible 20, to dispatch lethal, local wildcard Kolohe Andino (USA), 16.
"I was nervous going up against him (Andino)," Reynolds said. "I hate surfing against younger kids. If I surf against someone like Davo (Chris Davidson) I know what to expect, I know how he's going to surf. Kolohe (Andino) can do huge moves and that's usually my deal that I can pull out against other guys, so I was a little nervous going out there, but I got my bearings straight and got a couple of sets. I felt like every time a set came I was on the second one and it had a nice wall."
Jadson Andre (BRA), 20, 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 11, took out his first elite career win earlier this year in Brazil, and continued to exhibit the form that has made him one of the most exciting surfers in the world. The fleet-footed South American executed a number of high-risk aerials on his forehand to net a 17.03 out of a possible 20, taking top honors for Round 1.
"This wave is amazing for me," Andre said. "I think Trestles is one of the best waves and it fits my surfing. I'm hoping to get a good result here because that left is just amazing. The right is amazing too. The current, the wind, everything felt perfect."
Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, reigning ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 9, survived a hard-fought Round 1 heat this morning, scoring an excellent 8.67 in the last 10 minutes before backing it up and taking the win.
"Halfway through, I was thinking that it was going to be one of those heats where I get nothing and the other boys get everything but that one wave came and turned the heat," Fanning said. "I just tried to get the score I required and got a bit lucky. Some people say that they don't really care about winning in the first round, but it's sort of a good mental edge to win that first round. No one really likes being in that second round. It's good just to move on."
Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, current ASP World No. 3, took out a convincing Round 1 victory over local Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 24, and newly instated ASP Top 34 member Gabe Kling (USA), 30, with some impressive surfing on his backhand.
"I normally don't look to go left, but I noticed they had some really good walls and there's always a ramp on them," Burrow said. "I've been free surfing out here a bit and had a couple of airs in my free surfs on the left, so I figured why not throw it out there in a heat. You've got to look for both waves, but I was definitely thinking lefts more than rights for that heat. Everyone is lethal out there, especially Pat (Gudauskas) being a local guy. It's just about picking those good ones and doing your thing because there are a lot of good guys in this event."
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, current ASP World No. 1, posted a confident Round 1 win this morning, manhandling the performance-oriented Lowers lefts and rights to advance directly to Round 3.
"It's always good to get an opening round win, but I think the best thing about having the number one on my back is you get a pretty good car park spot up at the top," Smith said. "I think it's the best part because you don't have to walk too far. The waves are pretty fun down here, there is some good surfing going down and I'm sure it's only going to get better throughout the day."
Currently the frontrunner in the race for an inaugural ASP World Title, Smith maintains his focus on the present.
"Every contest is important to get a result," Smith said. "I'm just having fun and enjoying this event and enjoying this year and trying not to take it too serious."
South Africa's Travis Logie was a first day elimination, along with wildcards Kolohe Andino and veteran Rob Machado, current ASP No. 8 Bobby Martinez (all Californians) and ASP No. 12 Fred Patacchia (HAW) as the streamlined format enabled the organisers to run five heats of Round 2.
Logie placed third behind Fanning and Taylor Knox (USA) in Round 1 and was then ousted from the event by former ASP World Champion CJ Hobgood (USA) in Round 2.
Kelly Slater (USA), 38, past nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 2, scored a confident win in his Round 1 bout this morning. Currently in the process of hunting an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title, Slater has also been a big supporter of the recent changes made at the ASP World Tour level.
"I've been a real proponent of a new format for years, allowing guys to surf a number of times and still be in the event," Slater said. "You've got a guy like Dane (Reynolds) who went out in his heat and probably caught 10 waves and fell on eight of them and he didn't really put on a great performance for him. That's going to happen with a lot of guys who want to go for it and with a couple of rounds you're allowed to get into the fourth round and completely mess around and try a different board and take off on waves deeper than you usually would or throw the tail more. I think making it into the fourth round and you don't lose, it's probably better because I think the surfing level is pretty good in that round."
Surfline, official forecasters for the Hurley Pro Trestles, are calling for the swell to dip over the next couple of days before a stronger swell system moves in on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Event organizers will reconvene at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.
When competition resumes, up first will be Owen Wright (AUS), 20, up against Luke Munro (AUS), 27, in Heat 6 of Round 2.
Heat 1:Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.33, Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.94, Luke Munro (AUS) 10.33
Heat 2:Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.50, Adam Melling (AUS) 14.46, Brett Simpson (USA) 13.83
Heat 3:Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.40, Taylor Knox (USA) 13.30, Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.04
Heat 4:Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.10, Gabe Kling (USA) 12.67, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 11.70
Heat 5:Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.16, Rob Machado (USA) 11.47, Kai Otton (AUS) 9.67
Heat 6:Kelly Slater (USA) 13.27, Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.10, Kolohe Andino (USA) 8.43
Heat 7:Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 13.50, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.26, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.93
Heat 8:Michel Bourez (PYF) 16.24, Daniel Ross (AUS) 15.23, Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.33
Heat 9:Jadson Andre (BRA) 17.03, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.46, Dusty Payne (HAW) 8.10
Heat 10:Andy Irons (HAW) 15.04, Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.57, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 5.23
Heat 11:Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.47, Owen Wright (AUS) 13.66, Roy Powers (HAW) 8.50
Heat 12:Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.93, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 12.67, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.26
Heat 1:Dane Reynolds (USA) 17.70 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 11.10
Heat 2:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.33 def. Rob Machado (USA) 10.77
Heat 3:Gabe Kling (USA) 12.17 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 11.44
Heat 4:C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.16 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 9.93
Heat 5:Brett Simpson (USA) 10.93 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.77
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 6:Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Luke Munro
Heat 7:Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 8:Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 9:Adam Melling (AUS) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
Heat 10:Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 11:Patrick Gudauskas (USA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 12:Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Safari Surfboard Riders Bag Three Medals at ISA World Masters Champs
Durban (Sunday 12 September 2010) – Surfers riding Safari Surfboards shaped by master-craftsman Spider Murphy bagged two Gold and one Bronze medal at the ISA World Masters Surfing Championships which concluded in Panama on the weekend.
Chris Knutsen and Heather Clark successfully defended their Grand Kahunas (Over 50) and Women's Masters (o/35) titles while David Malherbe placed third in the Kahunas division (o/45).
'Knutto', the only surfer in the 42 year history of SA surfing to have won the SA men's title four times, went unbeaten throughout the 2010 ISA Masters and scored the only perfect 10 point ride of the entire event on his way to victory in the final. The 53 year-old from Durban added a third ISA World Masters gold medal to his tally following his triumph in the Grand Kahunas in Peru in 2008 and in the Kahunas in Puerto Rico in 2007.
"As always I felt comfortable and secure on my boards which went 110%," said Knutsen of the Safari surfboards he used in Panama. "Spider is so good to work with, he's always there to give advice and I used my 'Podium Model', the one I won the SA title on at St Mikes, and it took me to the podium again."
'Fergie', SA's 'Queen of surfing', completed an astonishing recovery from a life-threatening motor accident in October last year to add the 2010 gold medal to the one she earned in Peru in 2008, the first time the Women's masters division was included in the event. A former ASP Women's World Tour campaigner and still the only SA surfer ever to win the Hawaiian Triple Crown of Surfing, Heather has won every heat she has contested in two ISA Masters events.
"Spider always delivers the goods and my boards were brilliant," said Clark. "I used all of them in the practice sessions but I was really nervous going into the event with the bigger surf so I used 'Old Faithful' and it worked unreal. Now I want one of those new Hydro X boards everyone is raving about!"
'Herbie', the ASP World Pro-Am champ back in 1990, the SA men's champ in the mid '90's and a multiple SA Masters champion, took the bronze medal in Panama, going one step better than his copper medal for fourth place in the Grand Masters in the inaugural event in Puerto Rico.
"My quiver of Safari boards were fantastic – I just wish I surfed as well in the final as my boards were going,' commented Malherbe on his boards. "The wave was similar to Nahoon Reef, except the tidal difference was huge, about six metres between high and low, but Spider has been consistently delivering top-class boards for 30 or 40 years and mine went well in all conditions."
The trio, who arrived back in South Africa late last week, have all been collaborating with Spider for many years while riding to victory on Safari Surfboards. Chris is currently riding Spider's new Hydro X model which is receiving critical acclaim across South Africa and globally. A host of top-class performers are claiming it is 20% faster and more maneuverable than any surfboard previously ridden!
"Fantastic results for Chris, Heather and David," said legendary surfboard shaper Spider Murphy, himself a former SA Masters champion. "They are all really experienced competitors and still love surfing so it's a pleasure working with them to fine-tune their surfboards."
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If you look at social media a lot, as I do, you might be startled by how many people were... unbothered by Nazis and white supremacists marching in Charlottesville two weeks ago. In the days after the clashes in Virginia that led to the killing of Heather Heyer and the beating of DeAndre Harris, a good number of people popped up in my social media feeds, countering that "Antifa" and Black Lives Matter activists were equally as violent as the Nazis and white supremacists who came to a "peaceful" rally armed with semi-automatic weapons.
This sudden, aggressive and unified social media response ("What about Antifa? What about BLM?") seems suspicious, like there's been some kind of unseen microphone amplifying certain far-right themes in online conversations.
Well, there has: According to Isaac Arnsdorf, writing for Pacific Standard, the same Russian bots that flooded social networks with Russian propaganda during the 2016 US election are now at work pushing far-right views on social media. Arnsdorf writes: "Hordes of automated bots generating Twitter posts and much more last week to help make right-wing conspiracy theories and rallying cries about Charlottesville go viral."
If you feel like you're seeing a term or a theme pop up in online discussions that suddenly amplifies certain "talking points", like, say, the false equivalency between Nazis and anti-fascists, check out Hamilton 68, a new dashboard that tracks Russian influence on Twitter. The dashboard, a tool created by Securing Democracy (an organisation launched by national security figures to counter Russian "mischief"), follows and analyses 600 accounts associated with Russian influence campaigns.
You can see top hashtags, trending hashtags and trending topics, as well as top domains and trending domains, on these Russia-linked influence networks. The dashboard is "designed to shed light on Russian propaganda efforts on Twitter in near-real time".
Antifa's right up there, isn't it? So the next time you feel like there's been an abrupt change of conversation in favour of some crazy right-wing talking point, check out the dashboard. And follow Securing Democracy on Twitter.
Why would Nazis and White Supremacists exercising their right to free speech and peacefully bear arms bother me?
Do you claim they should be denied such rights?
Why would I *not* be bothered by Antifa and BLM assaulting people?
Do you claim Antifa and BLM should be granted the right to physically assault people?
I'll take your nonresponse as assent that you're happy to grant common rights to the Nazis and deny special rights to Antifa.
So now I have to ask, if the Russians are the ones who broke the news about Antifa being cancer, when you failed to do so, should we be arranging a Pulitzer for said Russians?


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Typical instruction, considered and illustrated
Per John Peers
subject of sacrifice. The ceremonies are particularly detailed in the books expressly written for that purpose; consequently, in every other part of his writings, they are only incidentally mentioned, and closely as these solemnities were connected with all the habits of their society, and practices of their devotion, such recurrences could not fail of being frequent. This sacred rite was established long before the mosaic period, and practised by all the ancestors of the Israelites. Hence, the appeal in favour of the service, but without any relation to the mode, is made to Pharaoh as the cause why they wished to depart from Egypt.* The same sort of reference appears in all the allusions to important events in the lives of the patriarchs.
Sacrifice forms a leading incident in the narrative of the earliest transactions of mankind. It is also the first act following Noah's deliverance from the waters of the deluge, and, as such, connects the ritual worship of the ante, with that of the post-diluvian world; but upon these, as upon other occasions, the fact, not the law or the manner, is related.
Sometimes an exception confirms the rule. It does so in the present case; and the precision of the historian, when his attention is directed to a subject which requires a deviation
* Exod. iii. 18.
from his usual practice, proves very forcibly that his mode of only alluding to what is elsewhere more completely described, is the effect of plan, not accident. An instance of this occurs in the grant of animal food for the use of men. The human race had enjoyed this for ages previous to the time of Moses, and upon the same condition, that of abstaining from the blood of the beast slain. There was nothing national or peculiar either in the grant or the restriction. It concerned the whole of mankind, and was, therefore, properly a part of their general history. Consistently with this, Moses records that precept, which limited the food of man to vegetable productions during the antediluvian period; as carefully, and in its proper place, he relates the grant of animal food, and its accompanying restrictions; the knowledge of which then became necessary, but which would have been impertinent in any preceding part of his history.
Therefore, the only conclusions relative to the institution of sacrifice which can be drawn from the books of the Jewish legislator and historian, are these, that it is of divine appointment, and from a very early period.
In the silence of history, the first celebration of this act of worship can only be determined
* Gen. iii. 18, 19.
from the consideration of those circumstances which rendered such a service necessary and suitable. It has been already noticed, that before the fall, it was in its own nature inadmissible. The first transgression made the means of reconciliation necessary, and a symbol of them requisite as the only method of recording and diffusing the knowledge of them. The striking coincidence between this type, and the fulfilment of it, as we shall have occasion to observe hereafter, exhibits it both as the fittest and simplest that could have been adopted; and, therefore, the one best calculated to preserve the remembrance and consequences of the offence, to teach the doctrine of the atonement, the hope and promise of pardon.
The worship of God must ever and entirely have been of divine origin. The ideas of fallen men are carnal, and under such influence are prone to corrupt the institutions of the Almighty. To expect that proper modes of worship can even be suggested by minds so debased, is as absurd as to suppose that they are capable of contriving the means of their reconciliation, to which the acts of adoration must always bear a powerful and impressive relation. God can only be approached according to his own commandments, and his immu
tability assures us, that this must have been the case equally in the first, as in all subsequent ages. Sacred history records the celebration of sacrifice within a few years of the first transgression. The same authority assures us, that the promise of salvation through a Redeemer was given before the offenders were banished from paradise; we are, therefore, reduced to the alternative of admitting that God gave them a promise of pardon and restoration to his favour, without affording them any visible means of cherishing and confirming their faith in that promise, and learning the way by which he was to be found by those who desired to seek his face, or that these means were added to the promise, though not written in the record of it. That the revelation of divine mercy, and the covenant, so truly a covenant of grace, was not only promulgated, but made accessible in a manner corresponding with the conduct of God towards his penitent creatures in all succeeding ages; or that the covenant was established and proclaimed, and yet those for whose benefit it was published, were left for a few years without any evidence or witness of it, in complete contradiction to the course of divine proceedings in every other period of the history of the church.
An incident recorded in the brief, but com
prehensive narrative of the circumstances attending the fall, creates a difficulty inexplicable, except by the establishment of this solemnity. "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord make coats of skins, and clothed them."* The restriction from the use of animal food has been before noticed, consequently, there is an impossibility of these having been made from the skins of animals killed for food; but as they must have been slain, the occasion of their death remains to be enquired after. If they were killed for sacrifice, the institution was of God's appointment, and then at the moment of proclaiming his covenant, by this act he confirmed and provided a memorial of it. He both gave them the means of grace, and taught them the knowledge essential to their worshipping him in spirit and in truth, the only worship which he can accept. When they were typically purified by the blood of the sacrifice, he gave them coats of the skins of the same to cover their nakedness, and make them meet to appear in his presence, symbolically expressive of the righteousness of their surety, by which alone, when transferred to them, they become worthy to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The permission to slaughter animals for this purpose must have been granted, and the dis
* Gen. iii. 21.

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The Great Book of 1980's Trivia by Bill O'Neill
The Great Book of 1980's Like myself, you may believe that you know everything about the 80s. But how much do you really know? Well, let me introduce you to a fantastic book that will teach you and test your knowledge of the great decade. The Great Book of 1980's Trivia: Crazy Random Facts & 80's Trivia (Volume 1) by Bill O'Neill is available as a paperback, audio book and Kindle edition, and the printed edition features 198 pages, and the Kindle version has 185 pages. There are 10 chapters (one for each year) and each one starts by covering the major events of that year. Before we get to the main chapters, there is an introduction, followed by The Reagan Presidency Defines the Eighties, Reagonomics and American Greed, Economic Disparity and Homelessness, Drugs and Aids, The environment, Social Issues, and Culture, and World Politics. From the offset, it's clear that this book isn't going to only deal with the fun side of the 1980s by covering pop music, t
Official Ghostbusters Unisex Ugly Christmas Sweater
Yes, it's that time of year again (I swear it comes around quicker the older you get!) and it's time to dig out your ugly Christmas jumper again! Well, instead of wearing the same old sweater, why not treat yourself or a loved one/friend to something new. If you would like something quirky and retro, then I have the perfect thing for you! This officially licensed, knitted Ghostbusters themed ugly Christmas jumper is a unisex fit, and ideal for adding a touch of 80s to your wardrobe for the festive period. If you want to wearing something to turn heads this year (maybe at a Christmas party), then this design will certainly gain some attention. This very cool retro jumper is available in a full range of sizes from X-small to 4 X-Large for both men and women. The knitted graphics include the 1984 No Ghost logo as a Christmas wreath (which is very clever), plus the evil characters from the movie including the Stay Puft marshmallow man with a city landscape, slimer ghosts, and even
Best Atari Logo Hoodies for Men
White Atari Hoodie for Men Atari were one of the biggest and best-known video game and computer/console manufacturers in the 1980s. You can pay homage to the golden age of video gaming with my pick of the best Atari Fuji logo themed hoodies for men. 2022 is the year that Atari celebrates it's 50th birthday, and so my first choice is this celebration hoodie which features the classic Atari joystick and '72 text to mark the year they were born. This official item comes in blue and black for sizes up to XXL for men. Firstly, we have this official hoodie featuring a red Atari fuji logo and name which is available directly from the Atari store on Amazon. It comes in three colours; black, grey and white. My personal favourite is the grey one, which has a sporty gym look. It can be bought in sizes from small to XXL My next choice is very similar and officially licensed, but this pullover hoodie features the text "Atari Games" in white with the logo. The colour choi
Pac-Man Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Official Pac-Man Ugly Christmas Sweater It's almost time to dig out your ugly Christmas sweater again, but if you feel like buying something a little different this year, then you may like these Pac-Man themed jumpers which are just perfect for anyone who grew-up in the 1980s and played the video game in the arcades or on their home console or computer such as the ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64. The first knitted jumper here features the loveable muncher himself wearing a red santa hat, and also the four ghosts Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde. It also includes "waka waka" text which, of course, refers to the sound of Pac-Man moving across the maze munching his pellets (also known as cookies and Pac-dots). There is also the traditional style white snowflake pattern running across the body and arms. So where can you buy it from? Well, it's being sold on the Num-Skull store on Amazon.co.uk and is available is sizes from X-small to 4XL. Pac-Man Knitted Christmas Jumper BUY AT
80s Ghostbusters Costumes for Women
A Ghostbusters costume is the ideal choice not only for an 80s party/event, but also for Halloween, of course. So I'm going to take a look at all of the costumes available for women, which are based on the orignal and best 1984 movie. Wearing one of these, you'll be able to clear the streets of ectoplasmic ghosts, while also enjoying a fun night out, of course! The advantage of these costumes compared to most others is that you don't need a wig, and everything you need is included. So take this into account when considering the prices. Now you just have to decide which character to be? Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Louis Tully or Winston Zeddemore? The choice is yours! This first costume choice by Smiffy's closely resembles the men's outfit and is basically a jumpsuit with a backpack, and includes the original no ghost logo. The outfit provides an authentic look and is ideal if you feel more comfortable in trousers. Three sizes are available; 8-10, 1
80s and 90s Retro Horror Movie Characters T-shirt
With Halloween fast approaching, I thought it would be a nice idea to write about a quirky retro horror T-shirt which I recently discovered. It features iconic horror movie characters from the 70s, 80s and 90s, and is ideal for wearing for Halloween, and would make a super gift for retro horror fans. Retro Horror Movie Characters T-shirt The imaginative design features cartoon style caricatures of six well-known classic horror movie characters riding in the Mystery Machine from the Scooby-Doo cartoons. So let me run through the characters for you. Firstly, we have the hockey-mask wearing Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th movies at the wheel, sat next to him is Ghostface from the 1996 film Scream (and its sequels) , Chucky from the Child's Play franchise (the original film came out in 1988) is peering out of the side window, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is at the side of the van, Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare On Elm Street movies (the original ca
The Dictionary of 1980s Slang - from Acid House to Zits!
The Dictionary of 80s Slang by Rick Carlile As I grow older, it certainly becomes more challenging to keep up with all the latest slang terms, memes, acronyms and abbreviations used on social media by today's youth. Okay, so I know the popular ones such as WTF and LOL, but half the time I haven't a clue what they're on about! I guess, it was the same for my parents back in the 80s. We didn't have the internet, of course, but I'm pretty sure we used some ridiculous slang words that were very much of their time. The Dictionary of 1980s Slang by Rick Carlille is described as "The Totally Awesome Guide to Rockin' 80s Lingo". The author is American, and so the book is aimed at an American audience. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a huge array of definitions (over 800 in all) that we were also using here in the UK, from acid house to zit, the latter of which I'm certainly glad to see the back of! The 1980s was an energetic decade, for sure,
This Skeletor Costume is Perfect for an 80s Halloween Theme!
Adult's Skeletor Muscle Jumpsuit Costume If you would like to add a touch of 1980s to your Halloween/Horror themed fancy dress costume this year, then I have the perfect solution for you! Those of you who watched the Masters Of The Universe cartoons will definitely remember Skeletor - who could forget him? He was the blue-skinned, hood-wearing antagonist with a creepy skull head, who was obsessed with obtaining the powers of Castle Grayskull and ruling the universe - someone should have told him to calm down and take a chill pill. Of course, there was only one person who could stop him, and that was He-Man, the alter-ego of Prince Adam. Well, thank goodness! The mighty sword and sorcery battles all took place on the planet of Eternia. The original cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ran from 1983 to 1985, but there were also two films, numerous video games, comic books and toys. This, of course, makes a Skeletor costume ideal for an 80s theme. The costume can
The Terminator Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 (T-800) T-shirts
It's only a couple of months until Halloween (how time flies as you get older!) and I thought I'd inspire you with an 80s T-shirt idea that you can wear. Skynet's first cybernetic organism was the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 (or T-800), and as an endoskeleton makes the perfect choice for a Halloween or horror T-shirt theme. In the first movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course, plays the role of the cyborg antagonist, who's sole mission is to terminate Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). The first two movies were truly jaw-dropping back in the day, and remain my two favourite sci-fi movies of all time. So let's take a look at some of the best T-800 designs that are worthy of being worn to celebrate these iconic movies by the legendary James Cameron. From the U.S.? Check out my Terminator T-shirt ideas at 80sFashion.clothing. My top choice is this so very 80s themed The Terminator T-shirt . This is an awesome design, but it unfortunately only comes in 3XL
Teen Wolf 80s Movie T-shirts
Although it's still officially the summer (the weather thinks differently!), Halloween is fast approaching, and so I thought I'd come up with a unique idea for a Halloween themed T-shirt. While most people will opt for the darker slasher movies for their theme, I though that it would be nice to opt for a more light-hearted, fun theme just for a change, and Teen Wolf is the perfect choice. The coming-of-age 80s comedy movie starred Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a teenage high school student who suddenly finds himself sprouting hair at the most awkward moments. He turns into the wolf while playing basketball, and turns the Beavers basketball team's fortunes around, winning them their first game in 3 years. Anyway, I won't rabbit on about the plot, as I'm sure you all have watched the film countless times. So let's take a look at the T-shirts available in the UK. From the U.S.? Check out these Teen Wolf Tees at my website 80sFashion.clothing. First
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Dowsing has been around in some form or another for thousands of years, and the tools can be made from various materials, Hazel twigs, Wire which has been manipulated into various shapes. And then there is the Pendulum, which can be made up of a multitude of materials, but is commonly seen either as a crystal, glass, or wooden drop with a thin chain or leather thong attached to the drop itself. The only criteria being, that the drop is heavier than the length of chain or leather it is attached to, in order that it may swing freely.
Basically, the pendulum when used properly can be best described as a telephone receiver, which when picked up acts as a through line to spirit. And it can be the easiest method of communing with your spirit guide, as it requires no skills, no rituals, no qualifications of any sort, just the ability to open your mind, and allow your guide to communicate with you via your pendulum.
Once you acquire a pendulum, and it can be as simple as a washer tied with a length of thin string. You should in the first instance cleanse it thoroughly, with all types you should first wash it gently in a mild solution of soapy water, rinse and dry it well then immerse the drop in a small container of sea salt (dry) for a period of 24hrs, to thoroughly cleanse it of all negative energy. After 24hrs, remove it from the sea salt and rinse drop under running cold water until all traces of sea salt are gone, leave to dry and then it will be ready to use. It is a good idea however to give the drop a cleanse about once monthly when in use, but you only need to leave it in the sea salt for a couple of hours.
Once you are ready to start using your pendulum, put out of your mind all cares of the day and try to open yourself to receive, sometimes a short meditation when first starting can help those who find it difficult at first to completely relax. Forget all notions of ' being controlled by another being ', or any similar negative anxieties that simply are a result of pre-conceived views and misunderstandings given to you by people or books. These views simply show the total lack of true understanding of spirit, and what spirit hopes to achieve.There are a few basic rules, and if followed will enable you to quickly develop a deepening spiritual bond which will provide you with the ' best friend ' you've ever had, a non-judgmental, loving, non-evasive, protective spiritual guide and friend.
Allow fears to prevent you from using your pendulum.
Use the pendulum when you are tired, or stressed.
Allow others to use your pendulum, as all other vibrations can interfere with the intricate vibrational bond between you and your spirit guide, especially when you are first starting out.
Use your pendulum knowing that any answers you receive from spirit are only given based on love.
Always find your 'yes & no ' movements before anything else. Then when you are getting a little more adventurous you can if you wish, start to use the letters of the alphabet, to increase the depth of your answers.
When asking questions, make them short and simple, and precise, until you get experienced enough to hold lengthy and involved conversations.If when first starting, you find your pendulum is sluggish in movement, slip your free hand underneath the pendulum to get a little extra energy, and usually you will find the pendulum will move more freely.
Learn to distinguish your own mind from accurate spirit answers, as your own mind is so powerful, you must be aware that you can influence the movement of your pendulum. But with experience and time you will learn to distinguish this if it ever arises.
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If you are pregnant or breastfeeding - you may be able to use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to help you give up smoking but you should try to give up without it.
If you are in hospital because of heart disease (including heart attack, disorders of heart rate or rhythm, or stroke). In other heart conditions not requiring you to be in hospital, using NRT is better than continuing to smoke.
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The parents of this MS-13 victim had a message for Democrats
Donald Trump, Politics 149
Elizabeth Alvarado and Robert Mickens, the parents of a teenage girl murdered by MS-13, were invited by Trump to his State of the Union Address.
MSNBC's Joy Reid mocked Trump for bringing awareness to the threat MS-13 poses by saying that only Fox News viewers have heard of them.
But Mr. Mickens slammed Democrats regarding their response to Trump's call-to-action.
Elizabeth Alvarado and Robert Mickens were interviewed recently by Laura Ingraham about what it was like to have Trump console them during his State of the Union.
"Tonight everyone in this Chamber is praying for you. Everyone in America is grieving for you," Trump said to them. "And 320 million hearts are breaking for you. We cannot imagine the depth of your sorrow, but we can make sure that other families never have to endure this pain."
Trump shared their story with the nation:
"Here tonight are two fathers and two mothers: Evelyn Rodriguez, Freddy Cuevas, Elizabeth Alvarado, and Robert Mickens," he said. Their two teenage daughters — Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens — were close friends on Long Island. But in September 2016, on the eve of Nisa's 16th Birthday, neither of them came home. These two precious girls were brutally murdered while walking together in their hometown. Six members of the savage gang MS-13 have been charged with Kayla and Nisa's murders. Many of these gang members took advantage of glaring loopholes in our laws to enter the country as unaccompanied alien minors ‑- and wound up in Kayla and Nisa's high school."
But Mr. Mickens was struck by the way Democrats reacted to Trump's statement.
"Well, I thought it was very disrespectful for the simple fact the Democrats who were there that did not stand up, they were African-Americans. So that hurts me a lot to show they did not have the respect or to honor what just happened to our lives and to Americans' lives. It's not right, you know. Regardless of how they feel about the president, they should show the respect because I would show them the respect if that was their loved one."
Many Democrats did not stand up or applaud to honor this family because of pure partisanship.
Of Joy Reid's comments, Elizabeth Alvarado simply said, "I have no words."
"No words."
What are your thoughts on the message Mr. Mickens had for Democrats?
What are your thoughts on Joy Reid downplaying the threat posed by MS-13?
Sound off in the comments below.
Elizabeth Alvarado
Joy Reid
Donald Trump just released the memo that Obama and the FBI are terrified of
Trey Gowdy sent out two tweets that had anti-Trump FBI agents scurrying under a rock
Sandra Lee Smith
Generally, there are no term limits except on POTUS, and in a few states' their governors, but even there it's only limited to 2 consecutive terms; they can run again after a lapse of a term in between, as in CA. And we only have term limits on POTUS since after FDR did his stint. That was passed and signed under Truman, I believe, but it might have been Ike. NEVER before in our history had anyone attempted to run more than 2 terms, for POTUS. And the majority of members of Congress hadn't made careers of it either until recent decades. Hence, now is when we have the need to deal with this; and I don't want them still making careers by moving from level to level, slot to slot; therefore a maximum 12 year cap for an individual's lifetime.
The older generation are democrats. They just don't see that their party is no more and a liberal plague has spread to take control. My dad is 86 and a Democrat but he is no liberal. But he is starting to see the darkness coming from his party. He doesn't have the plague.
YHWH Is g_d (note little 'g' ) of Revenge … Not Christos< …
Revenge is Blood calling to 'another 0rder' … hmm
John Wirts
By refusing to honor the loss of these parents, and acknowledge the lawlessness of the M-13 gang. The Deamoncrats align themselves with lawlessness and failure to fulfill their mission to make laws and support their enforcement.
Yes, it does, and they most certainly are.
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The Holy Scripture describes the mindset of the unholy.
"Given over to a reprobate mind"
The fact is our forefathers didn't address the issue of Presidential terms except that they were to be 4 years. The 2 term limit happened after FDR, and in the late '40s of the last century. Until then, no POTUS had even tried to serve more than 2 terms; so there was no need to address it. But it became an obvious necessity after FDR, just as we clearly see that terms of other offices also need to be limited now; but we need to limit more than individual office terms; we need to end, once and for all, the idea of politics as a career, and that can only be done by limiting how much of his life any 1 individual can spend in elected or appointed offices, which would include Federal judges, as well as others.
I whole heartedly agree. Career politicians were never supposed to be. Our forefathers hoped we would've gotten the point when the said presidents could only serve 2 terms. I know the politicians would disagree with me, but the longer you stay in office, the more they can figure out ways to take more of tax payers money, and to hold on to power. They always say we need people with more experience. That's a load of garbage. None of our founding fathers weren't that knowledgeable about politics and so they learned to listen to their constituents and moved forward. Nowadays politicians will look at us when we speak and on the inside will say, you can say what you want, but I'm still going to do what I want to do. So yes Sandra I am with you all the way in term limits. These folks have got to go! Have a great day!????
I cannot imagine the sorrow of losing a child, but to lose a child to that kind of violence is beyond comprehension? The fact that our elected officials could sit there with blank expressions and hearts filled with hate when President Trump was talking about these families tremendous loss is despicable! I pray that these corrupt self serving individuals get what they have coming! MAGA
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Bonn/Konstanz, Germany, November 14, 2016 / B3C newswire / -- LifeCodexx AG today announced final top line results from a prospective Post-Market Clinical Follow-up study (PMCF) for the PrenaTest®, Europe's first non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT).
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Annegret Geipel of the University Hospital Bonn, the study compared results of the PrenaTest® for the detection of fetal trisomies 13, 18 and 21 with results from invasive testing and birth outcomes. More than 2,200 women with singleton pregnancies from Germany were included in the blinded multicenter study, which was conducted in cooperation with more than 400 physicians between February 2013 and July 2016. Final results of the Post-Market Clinical Follow-up study were presented by the University Hospital Bonn at the congress of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics in October 2016.
Top line study results confirm the outstanding performance of the PrenaTest® with a detection rate for fetal trisomy 21 of 100% without any false positive results. The detection rate of all three fetal trisomies 21, 18 and 13 is 98% with a false-positive rate of 0.1%. The no-call rate of the PMCF study was in line with the no-call rate from clinical diagnostic routine which is in the range of 0.6%. Such low failure rate significantly helps to minimize delays in diagnosis and to reduce the use of invasive testing. Main medical reasons for opting for PrenaTest® were the age of the pregnant women as well as conspicuous findings from biochemical screening or ultrasound examinations.
More than 2,500 gynecologists in the German-speaking regions offer the PrenaTest® to their patients due to its outstanding test accuracy and short turnaround time of less than a week. It is the only non-invasive prenatal test that is developed and performed in Germany in strict conformity with the highest quality standards as per the European Directive on In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.
Headquartered in Konstanz (Germany), LifeCodexx AG has been developing innovative and clinically validated non-invasive diagnostic tests based on the newest molecular analytical methods since 2010. With the PrenaTest®, Europe's first non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) for the determination of the most common chromosomal disorders in unborn children, launched in 2012, LifeCodexx AG has been changing prenatal diagnostics considerably. The test is currently performed within Germany and Switzerland in strict conformity with the highest quality standards as per the European Directive on In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.


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