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J/Newsletter- December 23rd, 2009
Photo Credit- KOS Pictures
SAILING WORLD Boat of the Year
J/95 Overall Boat-of-the-Year
Christmas came early for the J sailing community! The newest issue of Sailing World magazine arrived with an action cover shot of the J/95 sailing upwind, and a feature article announcing the J/95 as the OVERALL WINNER of Sailing World's Boat of the Year for 2010! Three pages later, the J/97 is announced as the winner of the Best Club Racer. This is the first time in J history that two different J designs have won BOTY in the same year; and much appreciated recognition for the huge effort by the whole J network to bring these models to market in 2009.
Here are a few excerpts from the Sailing World website/ press release: "Rodney Johnstone, the J/95's designer, has been designing boats for decades, and when he says this is his best boat yet, he's not kidding," says Dave Read, Sailing World's editor and Boat of the Year director. "The judges were struck by how well it sails and how well it's built. But what cemented the J/95's selection was its versatility. It's a 31 footer that sailors of all skill levels will love to race. And because of its clever centerboard keel and twin rudders, it can be raced or daysailed virtually anywhere – shallow bays, lakes, or the open ocean."
"It's a radical change for J/Boats," says Boat of the Year Judge Chuck Allen, a professional sailmaker at North Sails. 'You can do anything with this boat, and do it well. They hit a homerun."
Thanks to CCF and International Marine for their expertise and hard work on the J/95 tooling and production. Read more about the J/95 Sailing World BOTY Award
J/97 Wins Best Club Racer
In the words of the Sailing World Editors- "The J/97 sails beautifully and has the volume, look and feel of a 40 footer. Somehow in the populated J/Boat world, designer Alan Johnstone has found himself a sweet spot between the more racing oriented J/105 and the cruise-able J/109 and J/122. "This is a really versatile boat," said Chuck Allen, who was most impressed with its simplicity and comfort. "The perfect sort of boat for taking to an out-of-town regatta. You could stay on it and race it. It definitely feels bigger than it really is.""
Thanks to J Europe for the successful introduction of the J/97, which is currently a finalist in the European Boat of the Year awards (being announced next month). Read more about the J/97 Sailing World Award
Win a Free APPLE iPod Touch!
Sailing Anarchy and J/Boats have partnered to provide you a fun contest for the holidays. Take the challenge to identify the boats, the place and the month in the new 2010 J Sailing Calendar and compete to win some sweeeet swag. Apple iPod Touch 8 GB, VISA Gift Cards, Hoodie sweatshirts, Polo shirts, sailing T-shirts, sailing caps and more. All you need to do is read the contest rules, register and complete the contest questionnaire. The contest ends Friday, January 15th, 2010. Winners will be announced at the J/Tent during Key West Race Week, January 18th, 2010. Learn more about the J/Sailing Anarchy Contest
J/111 Project Update
The hull plug is rapidly taking shape at CCF in Bristol. The hull plug and production mold will be complete in January 2010 with first hull molding in February 2010. The next available hull is #18.
J/111 Class Rules are presently in draft form and include a Owner/ Non-Pro driver rule; factory weight certificate issued with each boat; fairing restriction on foils (like the J/122 class); sail limit of main, two jibs and two kites; crew number limit for low-key events plus crew weight limit for championship events. Learn more about the J/111
Counting crew, every year there are over 100,000 friends to meet sailing J's, populating the most beautiful sailing harbors and sailing the waters of 35+ countries around the world. Sailing is all about friends. Come join us and expand your social network everywhere!
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J/Newsleter- December 16th, 2009
J/95 Wins SAIL 2010 Best 'Performance Sailboat' Award
(Boston, MA)- The brand new J/95 is the first model from J Boats in thirty-two years of production to feature a shoal draft lead keel with a lifting centreboard and twin rudders. She will make her European debut at the London International Boat Show in January. Key Yachting will be exhibiting the J/95 on stand N021T at the show, along with the J/97, winner of the Black Group at Cowes Week earlier this year.
The J/95 is clearly a new concept for J Boats. However, in terms of the technical execution of the concept, the build quality and the overall performance of this sleek and pretty thirty-one footer, J Boats seem to have hit the market with the right product at the right time, again.
For creek hopping in shallow, tidal harbours or for enjoying a picnic off the beach the J/95 features a bronze centreboard that pivots and fully retracts up into a slot in the fixed lead keel. When lowered, the centreboard projects below the keel, giving a draft of 1.68 metres; with the centreboard retracted, the draft of the J/95 is reduced to just 91 centimetres, allowing the J/95 access to some of the most beautiful and secluded sailing waters of our coast, otherwise untouched by other performance sailboats.
To optimise steering control during shoal draft operation, the J/95 is specified with tandem rudders. Previously, boats with single shoal draft rudders have tended to suffer from crippling weather helm, especially when close reaching in a breeze. The twin rudders and wheel steering of the J/95 offer superb balance and control and there is plenty of room in the cockpit too. Below decks, she is comfortable and well thought out. She has two full length settee berths, a private heads, an optional double v-berth in the bow and designated locations for a microwave, grill and cooler.
Being a J Boat, the J/95 is designed with performance as a priority. This smart little boat not only looks great but she also is built to ISO CE Mark Category 'A', which is defined as a vessel capable of crossing oceans. And of course she sails beautifully! With her optional masthead spinnaker and retractable bowsprit, she is perfectly capable of double-digit downwind speeds, and upwind, whether in 'deep draft' or 'centreboard up' mode, she will happily track along at 6.5 knots and outpoint most race boats.
The future for the J/95 in the shallow, estuarine waters of the UK coastline is bright; she represents a new and potent sailing package from J Boats, a shining star for the new season. No surprise then that the J/95 has just won SAIL Magazine's 2010 Best Boats 'Performance Sailboat' Award. Learn more about sailing the J/95 at SAIL's Best Boats Review.
Sailing Anarchy and J/Boats have partnered to provide you a fun contest for the holidays. Take the challenge to identify the boats, the place and the month in the new 2010 J Sailing Calendar and compete to win some sweeeet swag. Apple iPod Touch 8 GB, VISA Gift Cards, Hoodie sweatshirts, Polo shirts, sailing T-shirts, sailing caps and more. All you need to do is read the contest rules, register and complete the contest questionnaire. The contest starts December 16th, 2009 and ends Friday, January 15th, 2010. Winners will be announced at the J/Tent during Key West Race Week, January 18th, 2010. Learn more about the J/Sailing Anarchy Contest.
J/95 Wins CRUISING WORLD'S BOTY Awards
"Best Weekender" and "Best Domestic Boat of the Year"
(Middletown, R.I. - Cruising World magazine announced the winners of its 17th annual Boat of the Year awards. Topping this year's list of winners for the most anticipated awards in the sailboat industry was the J/95. The J/95 won the Domestic Boat of the Year award and the Best Weekender of the Year.
Four other boats also won awards from an independent panel of experts who inspected and tested 18 nominated boats following the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, earlier this year. Decisions were based on extensive dockside inspections and sea trials of the boats. All of the winners, along with the rest of the 2010 BOTY nominees and several other boats reviewed by the magazine's editors, are featured in the January issue of Cruising World.
In addition to claiming the Domestic Boat of the Year award, the J/95 was also named Best Weekender. "The judges were impressed with the J/95's sailing performance, functional accommodations, and shoal-draft keel/centerboard," said Cruising World senior editor Bill Springer. "At a time when many families are cruising waters closer to home, it's the ideal weekender for nearby bays, and it'll be up to longer coastal cruises when time permits." Learn more about sailing the J /95 at CRUISING WORLD's BOTY Review.
Jan. 2-8- J/24 Australian Championships- Sandringham YC
Jan 8-17- London Sailboat Show- London, England- J/95 & J/97
Jan. 18-22- Key West Race Week- Key West, FL
Jan. 18-22- J/80 Midwinter Championships- Key West, FL
Jan 28-31- San Diego Sunroad Sailboat Show- San Diego, CA
Feb. 6-10- J/24 Midwinters- Davis Island YC- Tampa, FL
Feb. 14- St. Pete NOOD- St. Petersburg YC- St. Petersburg, FL
Mar. 6-13- J/24 Copa de Mexico- Marina Riviera Nayarit
Mar. 11-14- J/22 Midwinters- Southern YC, New Orleans, LA
Apr. 8-11- Charleston Race Week- Charleston, SC
J Sailing Event Calendar- stay organized year-round for J sailing events, boat shows, seminars, regattas going on worldwide in the J/Community. Check it out on-line here.
J/Concierge for Key West Race Week- J/Boats will be there supporting our teams! There is premium dock space available at the Conch Republic Seafood. Individual slips (no rafting), easy in & out of the bight, short walk to the race tent and dock side drink service make this a favorite. We will also be coordinating a diver service. For more information contact Karen Yingling- karen@jconcierge.com or ph# (619) 665-5815
J/Regatta News
The J/80s continue to have a fun time sailing their winter series on the Mediterranean off Santander and Palma Majorca, Spain. The J/105 and J/80 One Design classes are preparing for Key West Race Week-- amongst other J's participating include the famous J/125 STARK RAVING MAD, J/122s, J/120s,J/24s, J/29s and the champion J/109 RUSH. Read on! More importantly, if you have more J/Regatta News, please email it or upload onto our J/Boats Facebook page! Below are the summaries.
J/97 Race Results Update
(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The J/97 JENGA had a remarkably successful debut racing season in UK waters this year. Congratulations are in order to Paul and Marie-Claude Heys for their wonderful performances over a broad spectrum of weather conditions that are typical in the summer sailing season in England. As a demonstration of its remarkable diversity, the J/97 won in drifting conditions with nary a ripple in sight to gale force, blowing dogs off chains, conditions with huge breaking waves. Here was JENGA's record for 2009:
2nd in class and 27 overall out of 1779 starters, at the JPMorgan Round the Island Race
Winner of Black Group Overall at Cowes Week – 6 race wins
Overall Winner of Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta – 6 race wins
Winner of J-Cup – 9 race wins
Winner of RNLI Eastbourne Lifeboat Regatta – 4 race wins
Learn more about sailing the J/97
J/24 Copa de Mexico Update
Wow, check this regatta out!
(Cabo, Mexico)- Jorge Castillo reports- "We are still three months away from the event and already have 52 boats with paid registration. We have crews registered from Brazil, Germany, Monaco, El Salvador, USA, Puerto Rico, Peru, Italy and Mexico! All preparations are going as expected, charter boats available are being assigned by Kenneth Porter this coming week and hotel accommodations are already posted on the website (we will send updated registration codes for discounted rates shortly). The competitor's villa has been designed to gather all participating classes; Offshore, J24, Kite surf. Optimist and Windsurf during the two weeks of celebration. The title sponsor will be Nextel. For more regatta information.
The Brothers Piris Dominate J/80 ECC Trophy
(Santander, Spain)- The Piris brothers sailing their J/80 YATES & THINGS, skippered by Antonio, and FONESTAR, with James at the helm, took the top two positions in the first weekend for the ECC Trophy over a twenty five boat fleet. With a light easterly wind on Saturday with a lot of current and a shifty 18-25 knot breeze on Sunday, the fleet was put to the test to stay out of trouble and in contention for the top five.
After a "black flag" Sunday, which jumbled the standings considerably, the two Piris brothers, Antonio and James, dominated the regatta. Following behind them were Alberto Padron on MABLE IV in third place and Ignacio Camino ni NEXTEL in fourth. Champion sailor Torcida Pichu didn't have such a great weekend and managed fifth on ECC VIVIENDAS. For more regatta information.
J/30 TEAM FUZZY Crew Views on NA's
(Cedar Point, CT)- Thanks for this story from Jon Eberly and Kelly Robinson who raced aboard FUZZY WUZZY: "Obviously, when you win the NAs, you are likely to feel pretty good about the regatta. For "Team Fuzzy", 2009 was certainly as good as it gets. Our win in 2008 was terrific, but as shown in the on-line poll before the 2009 regatta, it wasn't clear that we were anyone's favorite! We hadn't sailed against Zephyr since they crushed the fleet in 2006—also at Cedar Point and sailing the same boat they used this year (Bayou Bleu). Smiles and Fat City had both beaten us in the One Design Regatta at Cedar Point earlier this year. Furthermore, we were missing a couple of our long-time crew, including our tactician from last year, Bob Matthews.
Going into the regatta with such strong competition, we knew that every race would be critical and require total focus. Based on the forecast possibility for wind cancellation on Sunday, we also knew that regatta standings Saturday afternoon could be key to taking home the hardware. Our all-amateur crew brought a lot of experience to the course—five out of seven are boat owners and racing skippers, and everyone is a driver. On the water, we kept chatter to a minimum with everyone focused on their role (and watching for shifts, of course!)...." A lot more to read on this story on the beautiful and newly revamped J/30 website.
J/Community:
* Rick Lyall, J/109 Class President, takes a look back on 2009- "Time flies. As we enter the last month of 2009, it seems remarkable that another year, and more importantly, another sailing season, at least for those of us in the northern half of the US, is coming to an end. As we reflect on the year, I'm sure many of you have mixed feelings. Some are sorry to see another year pass. Others are happy to wish 2009 good riddance given the economic challenges and volatile markets that have affected all of our lives. Read more about Rick's 2009 Review of J/109 Sailing.
* J/World Racing Tips- When is a windshift shift worth tacking on? And, when is it better to play the shifts versus going for stronger wind? To answer questions like these it's helpful to know how much you'll gain in a shift. If you can quantify your decisions, they are often easier to make. Here are some rules of thumb regarding distance gained/lost in a wind shift:
If your boat's tacking (or gybing) angle is 90 degrees then you'll gain 12% of the distance between boats in a 5 degree shift, 25% in a 10 degree shift, 37% in a 15 degree shift and 48% in a 20 degree shift.
Example: If you get a 15 degree shift and you're 1/4 mile (1320') away from a competitor then you'll gain or lose 488'. If you're sailing in a J/80 this equates to about 19 boatlengths. That's a lot!
If the tacking angle is larger, then the percentage gain/loss is also larger. Keep this in mind in light air when angles are greater.
A big component of the final figure is the separation between boats. This separation is often called "leverage" Leverage can be good or bad depending on which way the shift goes.
Tacticians should always run the "what if" numbers ahead of time. This is especially helpful when considering hitting one side of a leg due to an expected geographic shift caused by land.
If you're not the "numbers" type then consider this rule of thumb: In a shifting breeze consider tacking when the compass shows you below your median heading AND when you can cross more boats than you'll have to duck. Avoid the temptation to wait until you get enough of a shift to cross the majority of boats - stay in phase, stay in a clear lane of air and don't be greedy!
For information on any of J World's racing courses please contact J-World at 800-343-2255
Featured Boat
J/109 Race-ready for 2010
A 2005 freshwater J/109 ZEITGEIST is a proven winner. She has only raced in the big events in Chicago/ Lake Michigan. The record speaks for itself- First in Sailing World NOOD Regatta- 2007, 2008, 2009. First 2007, 2008 Chicago-to-Mackinac Island Race. Third Overall 2009 North Americans. ZEITGEIST is in perfect condition. Looks like new, good updated sail inventory. For more information, please be sure to contact Rich Stearns at Stearns Boating- rich@stearnsboating.com. Ph# 312-994-9153
Counting crew, every year there are over 100,000 friends to meet sailing J's, populating the most beautiful sailing harbors and sailing the waters of 35+ countries around the world. Sailing is all about friends. Come join us and expand your social network everywhere
For more information on J/Boats
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J/Newsletter- December 9th, 2009
NEW J/111 Speedster Info
Specs & Pricing - Dec 15th
For those of you eagerly awaiting the latest news on the J/111 project launching in late spring 2010, please be sure to contact your J/Dealers for pricing and specifications later next week. Worldwide interest continues to grow stronger and several sailing areas are already in formative discussions about J/111 One-Design fleets. Learn more about the J/111 One-Design Speedster
J/97 @ Salon Nautique de Paris
For J sailors on the Continent or the British/ Irish Isles, jump onto the fast trains and head for Paris for a fun weekend touring the magnificent Paris Sailboat Show. J/Europe has the J/97 on display, the highly acclaimed new IRC 31 foot cruiser-racer. The J/97 proved itself this past summer in European waters by winning its IRC class in the RORC Around Island Race, winning its IRC class in the J/Cup and winning its IRC class in Cowes Week-- quite a stellar beginning! Learn more about the Paris Sailboat Show.
Start 2010 With The Creme de la Creme
Give the gift they'll love for 365 days a year. Enjoy the beautiful photos from eight wonderful sailing photographers who've captured J's doing epic wave-jumping upwind, to blazing a frothy wake planing downwind, to enjoying tranquil moments in romantic settings. Get yourself organized for the New Year and treat yourself, family and friends to the new 2010 J/Sailing Calendar. Don't forget the crew, too-- we have six-pack specials for them! Learn more about the J/Sailing Calendar.
Dec. 5-13- Paris Sailboat Show/ Salon Nautique de Paris
Dec. 12-13- J/22 Dutch Midwinters- Netherlands
Jan 8-17- London Sailboat Show- London, England
NEW Interactive J Sailing Event Calendar
To help keep you apprised of events, boat shows, seminars, regattas going on worldwide in the J/Community, we have created two very user-friendly formats on the J website to help schedule yourself, friends and crew for your future sailing plans. We offer both the standard "calendar grid" that displays events by day, week or month and, for hosts and organizers of such J class events. We will also offer the "table format" (coming soon) for an easy method to post and organize your events. Please visit the new interactive J Sailing Calendar for events, seminars, regattas.
J/Concierge for Key West Race Week
As the New Year begins, the premiere racing event will kick off the season in Key West January 18th - 22nd. Once again, J/Boats will be there supporting our teams! There is premium dock space available once again this year at the Conch Republic Seafood. Individual slips (no rafting), easy in & out of the bight, short walk to the race tent and dock side drink service make this location a favorite. We will also be coordinating a diver service. For more information and to make a dock or diver reservation, please contact Karen Yingling, J/Concierge at karen@jconcierge.com or ph# (619) 665-5815
The summer sailing season is driving into higher gear Down Under. The Australian offshore regatta circuit has some keen competition with a J/35, J/109, J/122 and J/130 leading the pack. Proving many America's Cup pundits wrong, several J Sailors in the Middle East (Dubai Offshore Sailing Club) blitzed around the Straits of Hormuz in the Dubai-Muscat Race. The winter Carribean sailing season is just getting underway, grateful that no major hurricanes wiped out some of the world's better watering holes. Read on! More importantly, if you have more J/Regatta News, please email it or upload onto our J/Boats Facebook page! Below are the summaries.
J/92 Wins Dubai-Muscat Race
Matt Britton's PRIVATEER Wins Big on Arabian Gulf
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates/ Muscat- Dec 6th)- While the boys playing in the America's Cup sandbox continue throwing exploding bricks at one another, the real sailors that use real gear to sail real sailboats (like J's) were having a great time taking in the best that the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman have to offer-- interesting vistas, gorgeous water, spectacular sunset and sunrise and often times a beautiful breeze.
Matt Britton and his merry bandits from the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club walked away (some say stole) the overall Division 2 prize in the 360 nautical mile Dubai to Muscat Offshore Race. Sailing PRIVATEER, "the old bird of the J/92 fleet i.e. Hull # 2", as Matt describes her, they set out for Muscat from the Dubai Offshore sailing club on the 26th of November. Basically, you start in Dubai (part of the United Arab Emirates) and sail down the Arabian Gulf, turn right around the cape that forms the infamous 25 mile wide Straits of Hormuz (between Iran and the Emirates) and head down through the Gulf of Oman to Muscat.
Matt's account of their race was quite amusing: "The start was not exactly what you would call text book and being the smallest boat in class we watched the fleet disappearing over the horizon on the first night. Fickle winds and lots of sail changes lead us up to the straits of Hormus and we were pleased to hear our main rivals rush Knot checking in with the Oman coast guard as we went for "The Gap" meaning we were still in touch. The usual course of the race is to round the top and reach or run the remaining 200 miles. Not this year ! We stayed close hauled most of the way choosing to stay offshore and declining the invitation of potential land breezes. This proved to be the decisive in staying with the breeze. Despite sitting outside Muscat for a frustrating seven hours we pulled into Marina Bander Rowda in Muscat not only IRC Handicap winners for division 2 but first over the water in our division-- a fleet that included a Seaquest 32, Beanteau 36.7 and a Fast 42. We also managed 4th place overall in IRC. A Big "Thanks" to the crew Who included Matt Britton (owner and Skipper), Ryan (sundowner) Bray, Caroline (pooh sticks) Lassen , Teagan (Pasty) Rowlands and Josie (on Deck) Walsh."
J/122 JACKPOT Wins IRC Sydney Series
Entwistle's Team Takes CYCA Short Ocean Series Down to the Wire
(Sydney, Australia- Dec. 5th)- The final race of the 6 race Short Ocean Pointscore Series was held on Saturday 5th December. It was going to be a nail biter because the first 3 yachts were tied on points for first place, so the final race would decide the winner. The way the drops were working the J/122 JACKPOT sailed by Ray and Sandra Entwistle needed to win by 2 places to secure the series for IRC Class 1. That was a tough call given the skill level of the competition.
The fleet awoke to a glorious Sydney summer day, about 25 degrees C, and a soft 8-10 knot E/SE breeze. The seas outside the Sydney heads had abated, with only a slight swell remaining after the southerly from the previous night. They were also racing for the 'David Burke Memorial Trophy'.
With a combined fleet of 22 yachts on the start line ranging from 40 footers to 60 footers - the J/122 at 40 feet was amongst the smallest. According to Ray, "Our initial concern was not to be buried at the start by the larger yachts in the fleet. We stayed back a little at the start which allowed us to come in at the committee boat end and tack into clean air. We had a pretty clean beat to get out of the heads, and then our tactician Ian picked the wind shifts perfectly to the top mark which was about 6nm offshore. The course was windward / leewards so we popped our 155sq.m asymmetric running kite for the downwind legs, and with first-rate trimming by Hedgey we ran just as square as the symmetric rigged boats. The design work on the asymmetric kites by 'Ian Short Sailmakers' is excellent. After 3 laps around the course we had maintained our lead. The finish was a kite run/broad reach back through Sydney Harbour Heads, then a quick gybe and a reach down Sydney H arbour to the committee boat at Watson's Bay. We just simply had a great days' sailing. The crew worked seamlessly and our J/122 JACKPOT just revelled in the conditions. We came in 1st in IRC, and most importantly, the required 2 places ahead of our main rivals that enabled us to win the series in Division 1."
Ray's perspective on the J/122 after a season's worth of sailing is helpful for those of you considering a great all-round racer-cruising yacht- "The main thing about the J/122's performance is her consistency. Our worst result over the 6 race series was third, and given that the series had all types of wind conditions from 6-8 knots up to 30-35 knots, and from windward/leeward courses to 40nm return passage races, there is a lot to be said for her consistent performance. Her accomplishments are no fluke – this is the same series in which JACKPOT finished equal first in the Australian Autumn, just after she was commissioned. She just doesn't have any vices."
"Special thanks to our crew – Ian, Hedgey (Glen), Darren, James, Emmy, Cassandra and Caroline for their consistent effort and skill which really made this race series a lot of fun" said Ray and Sandra Entwistle.
J/35 SOUNDTRACK Wins IRC 3 Off Sydney
Father/ Son Team Lead CYCA Spring Series
(Sydney, Australia- Dec. 5th)- The J/Boats are really making an impact around the Sydney racing circles in this year's 2009/2010 summer sailing season. The J/35 SOUNDTRACK sailed and owned by Tim Cox, and sailed by his son Edward, finished first in Division 3 in the final race of the CYCA Short Ocean Pointscore Series, thereby winning the Spring Series. Even though she is one of the older J/Boat designs, this race series proves she is still a very competitive boat. Congratulations to Edward and his crew.
Of note- Across the harbour at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Tony Coleman is busy getting his J/133 EUPHORIA up to speed. As Tony and crew get to know the boat better, they're beginning to score firsts, seconds and thirds on IRC over the past weeks. More news on them soon.
J/24 Australian Championships
(Sandringham, Australia)- The resurgent J24 one design keelboat class, with expanding fleets in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, will be holding its national title regatta at the stunning new $12.75m Sandringham Yacht Club from 2 to 8 January 2010. These are the first nationals to be hosted by SYC since building was completed in October 2009. Oover 20 boats and 100+ c ompetitors are expected, including some of the finest sailors in the country. Sean Wallis, Sean Kirkjian, Doug McGain, David Suda and Hugo Ottaway will provide the competition for the most fiercely competitive Australian titles for some years. Added to these illustrious names are the all women's crew on HYPERACTIVE which last year won two heats in the same event. First place immediately qualifies for The J/24 World Championships in Sweden, September, 2010 Learn more about the J/24 Australian Championships.
* GEL (Group Experiential Learning) has become the official supplier of "Leadership Development and Team Building" for US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG). As part of their program, they're organizing a number of events for AlphaGraphics and other clients on J/80's where the participants will be racing with Olympians and current Olympic-hopefuls who are members of USSTAG.
Founded by Jay Palace from San Francisco, he had this to say about why he started GEL- "I'm a long time J/Boat sailor and a former J/World Annapolis and J/World San Francisco Instructor. I run a company called Group Experiential Learning, (GEL) and what we do is create high end sailboat-based leadership development programs across the country and in select international locations. Our very first partner organization was J/World Annapolis, and we work frequently with both JWA and J/World San Francisco. We also organize events on J/22's in Chicago and Newport and on J/24's in San Francisco and New York City. Personally I own a J/22 called LOST & FOUND which I keep and race in Paradise Cay, Tiburon, CA. To learn more about Jay's GEL program for "building high performance teams via active sailing experiences".
* 2nd Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands- Sailing with crew that has had years of experience sailing J/24s and the converted IC 24s, Peter Holmberg, Maurice Kurg, Morgan Avery and Ben Beer (ISV) defeated Taylor Canfield, Max Nickbarg, Tyler Rice and Chris Rosenberg (ISV) in an all US Virgin Islands final at the 2nd Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race. Holmberg took Canfield down with two straight wins in the best of three finals in the Grade 3 Match Race in which junior sailors and locals went head to head against America's Cup skippers and sailors who have reached the top of the match race standings in their careers. Racing in the beautiful natural amphitheater of St. Thomas' harbor, the sailors enjoyed 4 perfect days of sailing in the double round-robin, semi and finals event. Consistent trade winds of 10-15 knots, sunshine and warm weather treated the racers to some of the best sailing in the world. In the Women's division, the #1 Women's Match Racing team in the world, Claire Leroy, Eladie Bertrand, Clarie Pruvot, and Marie Riou (FRA) defeated the US Women's Match Racing Champion and the defending Carlos Aguilar Match Race Champion, Genny Tulloch and her team, which included Sally Barkow, Alana O'Reilly and Amanda Callahan in two matches in the first to two wins final. Claire Leroy (FRA) and Genny Tulloch (USA) dispatched their Semi-Final opponents by winning three straight against Katy Pilley-Lovell (USA) and Julie Bossard (FRA), respectively. Learn more about this regatta.
A 2005 freshwater J/109 ZEITGEIST is a proven winner. She has only raced in the big events in Chicago/ Lake Michigan. The record speaks for itself- First in Sailing World NOOD Regatta- 2007, 2008, 2009. First 2007, 2008 Chicago-to-Mackinac Island Race. Third Overall 2009 North Americans. ZEITGEIST is in perfect condition. Looks like new, good updated sail inventory. For more information, please be sure to contact Rich Stearns at Stearns Boating- rich@stearnsboating.com/ ph- 847-446-5610
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J/Newsletter- December 2nd, 2009
Give The Gift That Lasts All Year!
The new 2010 J/Sailing Calendar will bring enjoyment and inspiration to your friends and family. It's a beautiful and useful calendar for sailors who love and appreciate the ultimate joys of sailing a J in some of the most spectacular harbors and waters of the world. Whether you are a cruising, competitive or armchair sailor, the stunning photographs will transport you to wonderful sailing experiences in far away places- from thrilling rides surfing downwind in the Pacific to tranquil, romantic, sunset anchorages off St. Tropez. For those who love the sailing lifestyle, it's the ultimate gift for your family and friends. Learn more about the J/Sailing Calendar
Dec. 5-13- Paris Sailboat Show- Paris, France
Dec. 12-13- J/22 Dutch Midwinters- Holland
Feb. 14- St. Pete NOOD- St. Petersburg YC
April 8-11- Charleston Race Week- Charleston, SC
June 26-July 3- J/22 Worlds- Schveningen, Holland
We now have an interactive, on-line J/Sailing Calendar for J/Sailing events.
J/Regatta & Cruising News
The Americas are still suffering a food "coma" from too much Thanksgiving food from last weekend. The Europeans, however, were doing all they can to keep it together and get around the race track in one piece in England and Spain due to gale force winds. The J Cruisers were having a grand old time, with two J/130s having a chance encounter/ party in Mexico and a J/42 passed a 50,000 mile cruising milestone! Read on! More importantly, if you have more J/Regatta News, please email it or upload onto our J/Boats Facebook page! Below are the summaries. Photo Credit- Jesus Renedo/ SailingStock.com
Garmin Hamble Winter Series
J/109, J/105 and J/80 Fleets Thrashed in Squalls
(Solent, Hamble, England)- Driving rain and vicious squalls marked the final day of the 2009 Garmin Hamble Winter Series on November 29, and with around 25% of retirees it was clearly a demanding day. A rapidly changing low pressure system had made for a tough early morning call, and with both Black and White Fleets cleared for racing in what initially seemed acceptable conditions, it soon became clear that the sports boats could not race safely in the increasing gusts.
For the Black Fleet, the committee laid a start line near Fastnet Insurance buoy and two separate courses were set for the seven IRC and one-design classes. With a wind direction of 200 degrees and a west-going tide the DAKS race buoy was chosen as the first windward mark for all classes.
The J/105 class had a short course finishing at Air Canada. Visibility was changing constantly as each rain squall hit the fleet, and but for some spectacular broaches and spinnaker failures the day was a testament to the good seamanship displayed throughout this competitive series. Even if some were hating the conditions, there were others who called up the race committee with thanks for a great day out as they crossed the finish line. With seven races completed in the Black Fleet series, one race result could be discarded. Overall results in the J/105 fleet: Paul Griffiths on Fay-J is first with 11 points, followed by Simon Curwen on Voador (14) and Chris Jones on Journeymaker 5 (15).
The J/109 class saw class leaders David and Kirsty Apthorp win in J-DREAM with six points followed by Luca Rubinelli in ARIA with fifteen points and OUTRAJEOUS sailed by Richard and Valerie Griffith in third with seventeen.
The J/80s had some spectacular sailing with some wildly planing legs. The survivors amongst that group included John Cooper sailing well to win on OI! with nineteen points. Ian Atkins hung in there for second place onboard BOATS.COM with thirty one points and coming in third was Thor Askeland racing ELLE SAPPELLE. Photo Credits- Paul Wyeth/ PW Pictures For more sailing and regatta information
J/80 MUNDIALITO CUP
Pichu Torcida's ECC VIVIENDAS Wins
(Santander, Spain- Nov. 29) - This trophy is hosted each year in Santander with many of Spain's best sailors invited to climb in different boats and spend a weekend with their Cantabrian friends and sailors. This year, Pichu Torcida continued his winning ways racing ECC VIVIENDAS and winning over the twenty four boat fleet. His VIP "luxury guest" was Malaga Mainemare Vivi and rounding out his crew were Alex Muscat, Pure Ruigómez and Charly Martinez.
The weekend of racing started out with a postponement on Saturday as winds were gusting upwards of forty knots. On Sunday morning, the sailors enjoyed a beautiful day, with two closely contested races, especially between ECC VIVIENDAS and MAGNIFYING GLASS. The winds were very shifty and puffy and, along with high tide, permitted the boats to play the shores and the beaches for tactical and strategic advantage.
While ECC VIVIENDAS won, Cesar Obregon and David Marazo sailed to a regatta-winning combination of 1-2 on Sunday but were disqualified for inadvertently touching the mark with their boom. Of note were some good performances from the "guest" sailors. YATES & THINGS, with Toño Piris at the helm and Vicente Tirado as a guest had a 4-11. PROPERNOR led one race with current World Junior Champions Tara Pacheco and Berta Betanzos on board.
After ECC VIVIENDAS in second place was SPACE 10 sailed by Chuny Bermudez de Castro. And, in third overall on the podium was FUNDESTIC sailed by Antonio Gorostegui. For more sailing and regatta information
J/80 Palma Otonocon Trophy
(Palma, Majorca- Nov. 28)- Palma's fleet continues Otoñocon Trophy celebrating the fourth day. On Saturday 28th of November they played two more races of the championship. For the time being leading the fleet is 'Portcall' by Jose Carlos Frau, followed by 'Jose Luis Ferrer Winery' Roses Antonio about unreachable 23 points of difference. Close on the podium is 'Expresso' by Jaime Fiol and Eduardo Horrach. For more sailing and regatta information.
* The Great Adventure- Dr. Paul McDonough wrote about his experience on the J/42 EIGHT BELLS cruising somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle in the Sargasso Sea. "So, there you are sitting around on yet another woolen, gray, Sunday afternoon in New England in November. And, as you're thumbing through the travel section, you stumble across the full-page color glossy ad for the Willauer Cruise Line's annual romantic passage on Eight Bells from the "Pink sand beaches of Historic St. Georges in Bermuda to the soothing tropical paradise of the Virgin Islands". Before you get all jiggy and succumb to the toe-tapping refrain of "ooey, ooey, baby" of Sam Cooke or Jimmy Buffet's attitude change, which might begin to sound between your chilly ears, read on.
Having read bits of Carol's e-mails, I said to myself "Boy, am I glad I wasn't on that trip!" Then, I realized, I had been and it occurred to me that both sailing and childbirth had an essential component of amnesia. Otherwise, there would be no human race and the western hemisphere would be unfettered by marauding Eurocentric, phallocentric, christo centric, smallpox bearing interlopers, and to this day would have its indigenous peoples carrying on their traditional, quaint rituals of human sacrifice, infanticide, cannibalism and sweat lodges awaiting the end of the world on December 21, 2012, without ever having celebrated a single Thanksgiving or even seeing one episode of Monty Python.
Every great saga of the sea from Homer, Coleridge, and Melville ends. Some end positively, with a buoyant, uplifting, happy finish, like the iceberg that brought Harvard a new library in 1912, or Melville's launch of the "Save the Albino Handicapped Cetacean Movement". Others, though, end sadly, even tragically, like the cancellation of Gilligan to reruns, after a mere 7 seasons. Ours, too, ended. Not, however, before the following occurred:
Let's begin with the weather. There was some. In fact, there was all of it. It seems our friend, Ida, didn't quite behave as expected, baffling and inspiring Aeolus, the other weather Gods and us.
Like most major cruise lines, the Willauer Line, which might more appropriately be named the "Don't Stop the Carnival Cruise Line", had a 24-hour, all-you-can-eat buffet. It was vastly over-hyped. The standard was set when the sommelier, Jeff, said "Drink the water and try to keep it down", and "how do you want your saltine?" Dinner on Tuesday was another mega-feast when we gingerly tried a peanut butter cracker. Wednesday was the banana.
The cruise was a bit like a cross between Outward Bound, absent the Canyon Ranch pampering, food, or, for that matter, character-building and my Great (times 5) Grandfather Kunte O'Bama McDonough's maiden voyage from the Old Country on the Middle Passage cruise on the Proto Luxury liner, Good Ship Amistad.
It was a bit like being a Turducken. Why a Turducken, you might ask? Well, it was like being in a washing machine on the cycle that miners use for their coal dust bibs, marinating in diesel fuel, food scraps, metal filings, fish scales, laundry which never made it to the laundry with the ingredients that gave it the title "soiled" in the first place, all sorts of girl chemicals and devices from Carol's locker, stuffed into the belly of a mechanical bronc at Gillies in Pasadena, Texas and all put inside the mid-ship of a Trojan Horse to be left for a week in the unventilated convection oven of the 17th latitude.
There was no need for naturalist on board since over the 6 days we saw no, that is no sign of life beyond the unfortunate, soggy examples on board. No birds, no fish, no bugs, no nothing. Empirical confirmation of Darwin's correctness and our position on the wrong side of the long-term survival equation.
It was a week of notable milestones during the maelstrom. First, our trusty vessel celebrated her passage of 50,000 miles of voyaging throughout the World; although 40,000 or so of those happened since we left Bermuda. And, second, Conor celebrated his 33rd birthday, expressing the hope that all future birthdays would be similarly festive.
It was also a week of green flashes. A meteorological refraction version of which occurred on Thursday, but they began on Monday with Conor's basil complexion, continuing with the split pea soup and, finally, with the multi-grain science project on Saturday.
There was no need for a lecture in cultural anthropology on board, since we had Andrew. There is nothing like a 20-year old, barely post-adolescent to pinpoint the lowest common denominator of conversation. With 24 hours to work with, he was able to squeeze in more than an ample supply of 2nd grade poopy talk, egged on and aided by, fellow dude, Dr. McDonough.
Despite all the unpleasantness we had a great crew, talented experienced mariners. Peter rose to every challenge and there were many. Jeff and Andrew were superb sailors and companions. When they find our notes in the bottles and the Navy Seals assault team comes, we wish no harm for our captors. There's a Stockholm syndrome aspect to our situation.
I don't want to paint an overly negative portrait of our voyage. It certainly could have been worse. After all, we could have been out in fair weather playing golf."
* J/130s Cruising in Mexico- Lee Pryor and Cathy Sweet were sailing their J/130 SCIROCCO going further south after participating in the annual "Baja Ha-Ha" cruise. Here's her account of their chance encounter: "What's the probability that two J130's would meet each other in a small remote cove in Central Mexico? That's what happened last week when Sirocco, owned by Lee Pryor and Cathy Sweet of Oceanside, CA met up unexpectedly with SCEPTRE, owned by Bob Musor and Terri Guerra of Alameda, CA in Yelapa, Mexico. Yelapa is a very small, quaint town accessible only by boat in south Banderas Bay. Both SCIROCCO and SCEPTRE participated in the 2009 Baja Ha-Ha cruisers' rally which departs from San Diego and ends in Cabo San Lucas. But the two boats didn't know each other's plans after the rally." Cool, eh?
NEW J/105 Race-ready for 2010
US Watercraft will have a race-prepped and ready-to-rock new J/105 ready to ship by January 2010. USW does a gorgeous job of building these J/105s. For those of you interested in jumping aboard the fun, competitive J/105 fleet this is a great opportunity to get a rocket-ship and go have fun next year. These USW sailboats have beautifully fair hulls, keels and rudders and are nicely appointed below. The deck and rigging are top notch and are race-ready.
For more information, please be sure to contact you J/Dealer or J/Boats- Ph# 401-846-8410 or email- info@jboats.com.
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Home Depot. Target. Neiman Marcus. Albertsons. Michaels. Most Americans have shopped at one of these national chains recently. If you're one of them, your credit card information may already be on the black market. And if you're a retailer using a POS system, proposed legislation like the The Consumer Privacy Protection Act may hold you financially accountable in the event of a data breach. Here's the skinny on RAM scraping, and what can be done to prevent it.


Five students from Moorestown Friends Upper School teamed up to finished third overall among 23 teams at the third annual Rutgers Oncology Olympiad.
The Moorestown team, including juniors Hannah Jin, of Cherry Hill, and Jalen Patel, of Allentown, and sophomores Bobby Lodge, of Voorhees, Kayla Patel, of Mount Laurel, and Om Patil, of Mount Laurel, also earned gold in the "Cancer Knowledge" event at the Olympiad.
Accompanied by science and engineering department chairman Drew Newman, the five students who traveled to New Brunswick for the event took individual qualifying multiple-choice tests in January and scored well enough to receive invitations to the competition.
This is the second year students from Moorestown Friends participated in the Olympiad.
Oncology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer. The Rutgers Oncology Olympiad allows students with an interest in biomedical sciences and related fields to showcase their knowledge in oncology.


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Practice: Rearranging simple and compound sentences
Complex sentences
Compound-complex sentences
Practice: Complex and compound-complex sentences
Subjects and predicates
Arts and humanities·Grammar·Syntax: sentences and clauses·Types of sentences
- [Voiceover] Hello, grammarians. Hello, Rosie. - [Voiceover] Hi, Paige. So in this video we're gonna talk about complex sentences. We've talked in another video about simple and compound sentences, so, that is like one independent clause or two independent clauses. And with a complex sentence, we're gonna introduce something called a dependent clause. So a sentence needs at least one independent clause to function as a sentence. But with complex, we're gonna add this dependent clause. So, Rosie, what's an example of a complex sentence? - [Voiceover] When we buy his birthday cake, we have to make sure it's lemon. (chuckles) - [Voiceover] So this sentence, when we buy his birthday cake, we have to make sure it's lemon, is made up of two clauses, and I've written them in different colors here. So, the second one, the pink one, can stand on its own as a sentence. We could just say, we have to make sure it's lemon. - [Voiceover] It functions as an independent clause, as its own sentence. We have some information that might be missing from this sentence, because we don't necessarily know what it's is, but we do have all the components of an independent clause here. We've got a subject, we, and a verb, have, have to, and well we have multiple verbs. (laughs) - [Voiceover] (laughs) Yeah, got a lot of have to make sure. - [Voiceover] So the sentence is relying on some information that's not provided, but it does still stand as its own sentence. - [Voiceover] Right, like we can have a sentence before it that's like, we're gonna go buy a birthday cake, we have to make sure it's lemon, right, those can be two separate sentences. In this case we have this other clause, this what's called a dependent clause. We can't just say when we buy his birthday cake as a sentence, that doesn't really stand on its own, it doesn't convey the information that a sentence needs to convey. So we could have an independent clause or a sentence that's just we buy his birthday cake. It's kind of a weird construction, I don't know that I would say that, you could maybe say, we are buying his birthday cake. But we buy his birthday cake still works as a sentence. It has a subject we and a verb buy, and it expresses a complete idea, it's an action that's happening and it tells you who's doing it. But we add this thing called a subordinating conjunction, that's this word when, here, and that makes this into a dependent clause, it can't be a sentence by itself, so it depends on the latter clause, we have to make sure it's lemon, to be part of a sentence. Okay, so, Rosie, what's another example of a complex sentence. - [Voiceover] Although our tent was zipped up, the sound of hyenas in the distance still frightened us. - [Voiceover] So again, this sentence starts with a dependent clause, although our tent was zipped up. This would be independent if it said our tent was zipped up, but again, we have this subordinating conjunction, although, at the beginning. And there's kind of a whole bunch of different subordinating conjunctions. They're sort of just something that you need to remember, but essentially their job is to connect clauses and sentences, but also make things into dependent clauses. - [Voiceover] One other thing, we were showing you two sentences where the dependent clause is coming before the independent clause, but that's not necessarily always gonna be the case. Like for example, we could've said, the sound of hyenas in the distance frightened us even though our tent was zipped up. - [Voiceover] Right, that would still be a complex sentence, it would be an independent clause and a dependent clause, but just in a different order, they don't have to be in this order that we've done twice. Okay, so Rosie, what if I do something like this? Like, when we buy his birthday cake, we have to make sure it's lemon, because it's his favorite. I think because it's his favorite is a dependent clause, right? - [Voiceover] That's right. And this sentence still completely works as a complex sentence, because you still just have this one independent clause, we have to make sure it's lemon, but the thing about a complex sentence is is you can add more than one dependent clause if you want and it's still considered a complex sentence. - [Voiceover] Okay, so it has to have just one independent clause. - [Voiceover] Right. - [Voiceover] But I guess, as many dependent clauses as you want? - [Voiceover] Yeah, you can go crazy. - [Voiceover] Okay, cool. So I think that's complex sentences. It's an independent clause that can be a sentence by itself and one or more dependent clauses which can't be sentences by themself all put together in one big sentence. Does that sound right, Rosie? - [Voiceover] Sounds good to me, Paige. - [Voiceover] Cool. You can learn anything, Paige out. - [Voiceover] Rosie out.
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Be prepared so all equipment and balls and bibs are put out ready for players.
In Delta if we have sufficient equipment we will make 2 pitches accross the bays.
Be aware of any potential danger zones such as goals that may need to be zoned off.
As players come in they go straight into Rondo's, keeping the ball away from the defender.
Change player in the middle if poor pass, if they intercept a pass or 5 completed passes.
Rotate the group so everyone has a go in the middle.
When the group reaches 7 add 2nd defender in the middle.
Get the group to try and split the defenders (as shown above).
Can they work as a team to win the ball back ?
Communication, 1 player forcing the play one way and teammate offering cover.
Roles reversed then as 2nd player forces the play back towards teammate.
Step 2 roles reversed with cover player now reacting to where the pass is made to and trying to force the play back towards teammate.
Teams try to pass for 1 zone through the middle to the opposite end zone.
Leave players to play for a while so you can observe what players are coping or struggling with.
They can go into try and win the ball (press) only if the ball is in their area and only 1 player can press at 1 time.
The end result should look something the image left, where the 3 players are working together .
So what was we working on today and why ?
Who can remember the skill we learnt ?
What is the name of the player who likes to use it ?
Did you enjoy yourselves ?
Will you try and practice what we learnt for next week ?
Say thank you to your coaches, everyone shake hands and if your parents are they you can go to them.


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Fred Smith
It's not every day that you mail someone a 208-page book, they read it, and then they call you up to say, "I'm in." But this is exactly what happened with Fred Smith, Director, Stringfellow Health Fund Grants at the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama.
A copy of our book, Open Spaces, Sacred Places, first came across the desk of Jennifer Maddox, President, and CEO of the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama (CFNEA), who considered adopting the model to celebrate the 100th year legacy of Susie Parker Stringfellow — the woman who made a bequest in 1920 for what would become the Stringfellow Health Funds Grant, intended to improve community health and wellness in impactful, lasting ways.
With buy-in from their board, Fred hit the ground running, initiating, developing, communicating, coordinating, and directing the entire creation of not just one Sacred Place in their region but also 18 of them, spanning 9 districts. Thanks to Fred, an entire network of regional Sacred Places was conceived, funded, and hatched with a few short months.
The way we see it—Fred is a super-Firesoul of the 18 Sacred Places that are currently being created. He lends guidance to the newly-minted Firesouls hailing from communities of all different shapes and sizes, yet united in their eagerness to improve community unity and wellness in nature.
But there's more to Fred's Firesoul-ness. It's the fact that he so wholly grasps and embraces the concept of a Sacred Place—and encouragingly shares it with new communities across the region. Through his words and inspiration, we're seeing communities interpret the Nature Sacred model in meaningful, community-driven ways—in a whole new pocket of the country.
The Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama (CFNEA)
The Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama is a special collection of Sacred Places—18 to be precise—spread across Northeast Alabama.
Marsha Guenzler-Stevens
A tornado. Several student deaths. 9/11. These were the cataclysmic events that all rattled the University of Maryland campus in 2001–shaking the student body to its core. Marsha, a university administrator, realized there was a terrific need for a safe place where students could process these events—a place to nourish, restore and find much-needed perspective....
New Report | The Power of Sacred Places


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Oct 28, 2020 - Health
Coronavirus testing is a windfall
Data: Yahoo Finance; Chart: Axios Visuals
The sustained coronavirus pandemic is leading to especially large windfalls for labs and companies that make the materials used for testing.
The big picture: Detecting widespread infection and helping set up clinical trials isn't free, and the botched federal response will keep demand for these supplies high for a long time.
By the numbers: Investors in companies directly involved with coronavirus testing are starting to reap their largest rewards six months into the pandemic.
Thermo Fisher, which makes test kits, reagents and materials used in vaccine and coronavirus drug trials, said third-quarter profit more than doubled compared to last year, reaching $1.9 billion. Revenue soared 36% to $8.5 billion. More than 20% of its revenue was tied to COVID-19 tests, equipment and services.
LabCorp said its third-quarter earnings more than tripled as COVID-19 test demand continued to surge and other routine lab tests started to come back.
Quest Diagnostics also said its profit doubled.
What they're saying: "We're on track to achieve a truly spectacular year," Thermo Fisher CEO Marc Casper told Wall Street this week after the company raised its full-year revenue and profit projections by 14% and 35%, respectively. "It's exciting to be able to set a new bar on performance, right?"
Between the lines: Enhanced federal payments for COVID-19 tests, as well as a one-year reprieve from Medicare cuts, will buoy labs.
Medicare has guaranteed $100 payments for COVID-19 tests if labs can turn around test results within two days, but Medicare will still pay $75 if that timeline isn't met — higher than the $51 Medicare was initially paying.


The foot-long sausage roll is now on sale at Morrisons in Nottinghamshire.
Morrisons is to sell the UK's longest sausage roll - for just £1.
Weighing in at nearly half a kilogram, Morrisons claims the sausage roll is double the length and four times the weight of some high street competitors.
Launched on August 7, the sausage roll is freshly baked in-store and has to be served on a special tray that holds its weight, rather than being served in just the traditional paper bag.
The sausage roll is being launched in time for the start of the football season to be the ultimate match day pie experience. It will be on sale for the introductory price of £1 until August 13, but will change to £1.43 from August 14.


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Free Admission | Free Parking | Free Tours
The National Naval Aviation Museum is open to those who can access NAS Pensacola and visit. Please see below for important information about the requirements for base access.
For your safety and that of your fellow visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, please practive social distancing. Masks must be worn at all times while visiting the museum. Hand sanitizing stations are located throughout the museum and staff have enhanced cleaning of our public spaces.
The National Naval Aviation Museum is located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, the Cradle of Naval Aviation. Established in 1914, NAS Pensacola is the oldest naval air station, and all Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviators and Naval Flight Officers pass through her gates. NAS Pensacola also serves as the home base for the world-famous Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.
IMPORTANT VISITOR REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO NAS PENSACOLA
In order to visit the Museum, the Department of the Navy requires a valid Department of Defense (DoD) ID card for any visitors to access NAS Pensacola. DoD ID card holders are allowed to escort up to 15 guests (limited to 2 vehicles) onto NAS Pensacola and to visit the Museum. Holders of a Veteran Health Identification Card that notes a service-connected disability may also access the air station and visit the museum.
Visitors (16 years and older) must present valid identification for entry to the air station. Visitors riding motorcycles must wear a helmet, gloves, pants, a long sleeve shirt and hard sole shoes. Backpacks and similar items are not allowed in the Museum (exceptions are small diaper bags, purses, camera bags, fanny packs and medicine bags); all bags are subject to search by the NAS Base Security and or visible inspection by Museum staff or qualified volunteers. Concealed weapons are not allowed aboard NAS Pensacola.
GET DIRECTIONS*
The National Naval Aviation Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is currently closed on Mondays.
Other operating hours:
Hangar Bay One: Daily 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Flight Deck Store: Daily 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cubi Bar Café: Daily 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Naval Aviation Memorial Giant Screen Theater: Movie showings begin at 10:30 a.m. with the last show beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Parking at the National Naval Aviation Museum is free. The main parking lot is located on the west side of the Museum, with separate parking for buses and motor homes. To ensure the safety of your passengers, buses should load and unload from sidewalk areas. Parking spaces for those with disabilities are available near the Museum's main entrance.
The National Naval Aviation Museum welcomes and accommodates persons with disabilities:
A large parking area for persons with disabilities is available close to the entrance.
Wheelchairs may be checked out at no charge at our Information Desk for use in the main Museum and Hangar Bay One.
Handicapped accessible restrooms are available on the ground level in the Quarterdeck and West Wing.
All drinking fountains are handicapped accessible.
Two elevators are available to access the Second Deck.
The Museum has ramps available for wheelchairs at each minor change in level.
The Naval Aviation Memorial Giant Screen Theater has a seating area for those in wheelchairs with an elevator to reach that area.
The Cubi Bar Café is handicapped accessible.
Guided tours are available daily and free of charge. Learn about Naval Aviation first hand from retired military volunteers who have lived the history! Tour groups meet at the Information Desk at the following times:
For those interested in receiving a tour, they are announced over the museum loudpseaker 5 minutes prior to starting. For the safety of our visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, tours groups size is limited to a maximum of 25 people.
Flight Line Trolley Tours
A free 20-minute tours of the approximately 50 aircraft displayed on the flight line behind our restoration hangar. Tour tickets can be picked up at the Information Desk.
For the safety of our visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have temporarily susepended the flight line trolley tours.
Download the Self Guided Tour for individuals and groups who want to tour the Museum on their own.
Unique Dining - The Cubi Bar Cafe
Grab a bite to eat! The Cubi Bar Café is open daily serving soups, salads, deli sandwiches and dessert. The Café is not only a restaurant, but a popular Museum exhibit! The Café is decorated with the plaques and memorabilia of the famous Cubi Point Officers' Club that was a major source of enjoyment for Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, ships and units as they passed into the Western Pacific.
Learn more about our unique dining experience
Museum Reservations/Field Trips
The National Naval Aviation Museum is the picture-perfect setting for an assortment of events:
Field Trips (visit our Education page)
Daytime Reunions
Military Ceremonies
Meetings (Radford Lounge or WestPac Room
Please fill out the temporary daytime reservation request form to host your special event at the Museum.
On-line Museum Daytime Special Event Form (this form is used for all requests except for field trips)
Daytime Reunion Planning Guide
Field Trip Forms
We are proud of our fine attention to detail, which ensures our patrons an exceptional daytime reunion. If you would like additional information, our NNAM Reservation Coordinator is available to assist you in making your event a grand success. Please contact Stephanie Pugh at (850) 308-8934, toll free (888) 627-4629, or e-mail spugh@navalaviationmuseum.org.
**All special events must be sponsored by a military (active/retired/reserve) member.
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Only four fines issues across East Devon for dog fouling
PUBLISHED: 09:23 08 December 2017 | UPDATED: 09:23 08 December 2017
Beth Sharp
The top eight areas in East Devon for dog mess complaints in the last four years, since the beginning of 2014.
More than 200 dog fouling complaints have been made in East Devon since the start of the year - but only four on-the-spot fines have been issued.
The number of dog mess complaints made in Sidmouth and some of the surrounding areas in the last four years, since the beginning of 2014.
The Herald submitted a Freedom of Information request looking at the number of dog mess complaints made in each of the last four years compared to the number of fixed penalty notices issued to owners for not picking up after their pets.
The figures from East Devon District Council (EDDC) reveal that 75 complaints had been made in Sidmouth since 2014 – the third highest amount in the district.
Ottery has had fewer than eight complaints every year except in 2017, when that number more than doubled to 19. In the past four years, 38 dog fouling complaints were made in Ottery but 19 of these were from this year – this is compared with five in 2016, eight in 2015 and six in 2014.
The figures revealed that across East Devon, a total of 941 complaints were made over the last four years. But over the same time period, only 23 fines for dog fouling – worth £80 each – were issued across the 54 towns and villages that make up the district.
Only four fines have been issued for dog fouling in East Devon this year  despite more than 200 complaints.
In total, EDDC collected £1,840 from owners who had been caught not picking up after their pets.
In the last few years, the number of complaints has been slowly decreasing in East Devon – with 291 in 2015, 253 the following year and 209 in 2017.
An EDDC spokeswoman said almost all the dog fouling enquiries related to small areas where general advice was being sought, and were often related to private land where the offences did not apply.
She added: "We have very few repeat complaints and even fewer situations where an offender is identified.
"Fixed penalty notices will only be issued where reliable evidence is received, and in some cases, for example allegations of fouling on private land, it is sufficient and appropriate to provide education.
"The streets and pavements of East Devon have never been cleaner and the reduction in the number of enquiries to only four per week, together with the very low number of fixed penalty notices issued, reflects that almost all dog owners are responsible and will always pick up wherever they are."


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Киёвец () — деревня в Бяльском повяте Люблинского воеводства Польши. Входит в состав гмины Залесе. По данным переписи 2011 года, в деревне проживало 318 человек.

География
Деревня расположена на востоке Польши, на левом берегу реки Кшны, на расстоянии приблизительно 16 километров к северо-востоку от города Бяла-Подляска, административного центра повята. Абсолютная высота — 145 метров над уровнем моря. К югу от населённого пункта проходит национальная автодорога .

История
Первое упоминание о церкви в Киёвце относится к 1531 году. В 1577 году упоминается врадник киёвецкий Аврам Кливецкий в связи с приятельским судом, который состоялся с соседнем имении
Гусинная Воля (Гусинка) в доме Станислава Садовского.

В конце XVIII века деревня входила в состав Брестского повета Великого княжества Литовского.
Согласно «Справочной книжке Седлецкой губернии на 1875 год» деревня входила в состав гмины Добрынь Бельского уезда Седлецкой губернии. В период с 1975 по 1998 годы Киёвец входил в состав Бяльскоподляского воеводства.

Население
Демографическая структура по состоянию на 31 марта 2011 года:

Примечания

Населённые пункты Бяльского повета

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Lightning and NHL Rumors
Opinion: Lightning should be sellers, not buyers
By John Fontana@Johnny_Fonts Mar 3, 2010, 12:01pm EST
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With the conclusion of last night's drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers -- completing their season sweep of the Lightning, and having outscored them 22-7 over that four-game season series -- I finally got away from optimism for the season and decided to be realistic.
The Lightning aren't as close to the playoffs as the standing show. The last four games have proved it -- as the Lightning have fallen to teams contending for the lower playoff seeds. In Spectacular fashion, too.
Some will blame the coach, others play the makeup of the team outside of key cogs. Whatever the case, things cannot stand as they are. The situation is not going to be cured, and the inconsistency miraculously erased.
The Bolts need to invest long-term, as painful as that is to swallow. I'm not saying "fire-sale", but getting rid of the "buyer" stance for the team and selling off free-agents-to-be would be wiser than an ill-fated binge spending for a one-and-done playoff push.
20 games, 40 potential points to be had an a team that will likely gain 15-20 of them with their rate of consistency. That's if the status-quo holds. Coaching won't change with the deadline, the chemistry of the team will...
And likely things aren't going to improve that muchw ith players brought in.
There are assets to listen to offers for though, and I'm not talking about Alex Tanguay, who is the most mentioned player-dump that has been repeated for the entirety of the season (he's not"trade bait" with how often fans sully him and play down value). The Bolts are going anywhere and nowhere on Antero Niittymaki, a free-agent to be who has performed well and makes only $650,000 this season.
This makes him the most affordable, best answer for the real playoff contenders, like the Chicago Blackhawks or the Philadelphia Flyers who have been after goaltending help and do not have much cap-room to play. Of course, it comes downt o what the Lightning could get in return in a move like this.
He has the most value and is the most valuable asset the Lightning could move in the hours ahead.
It would be a concession of the season, of course, and that hurts. But I'd rather realistically look at the inconsistency and reality fo the Eastern Conference playoff race than pipe-dream about contention. I'd rather start addressing the changes of the off-season to come now than to put them off until a drop-dead date in two weeks when the Lightning have played themselves out of contention.