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No one knew just how this would play out. The Engine Masters Challenge was now into its sixth year, and it seemed like we've never had so many unknown variables. Gone was the simple formula of setting down an engine size for our builders to build to. Cubic inches were open to any factory combination over a 300-cid minimum. But we knew what we wanted-factory muscle duking it out against factory muscle, just as it was back in the day. I can remember lining up my 440-equipped Charger against 350 Camaros or 396 Chevelles. It's universal to anyone who has been immersed in the performance culture, and it always came down to what's under the hood. Sometimes even back then, there were surprises when engine-building skill put an edge on an underdog, and sometimes that skill was enough to bag the glory from established rivals.
We entered the 2007 competition with an untested cubic-inch formula at an all-new venue, the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH). Both were major changes from previous events, and both seemed to bring a new level of achievement to the contest. The cubic-inch formula was designed to level the playing field among the varied engine sizes. It seemed valid, taking the sum of the average torque and horsepower over our test rpm range and dividing by the displacement. Reasoned judgment told us this should work, but we could not anticipate with certainty whether the formula would skew to an advantage at one end of the displacement range or the other. Moving the venue from our traditional machine shop/dyno facility to the UNOH School of High Performance Motorsports also seemed valid, bringing together industry professionals and the students that are the future of our industry. Again, reasoned judgment told us this should work, but admittedly, we could not anticipate the level of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm that came as a result.
Judging from the competitive entries, there was little consensus among the builders on just where within the displacement scale the advantage may lie. Entries ran the entire range, from a 302 Chevrolet at just above our minimum requirement, to Torque Inc.'s 500-cube Cadillac, the largest engine allowed under our factory-displacement rule. With small-block Chevrolets being built at 302-, 305-, 327-, 350-, and 400-cube dimensions, it was evident that the builders came into this event without any common precept of just what is the "right" engine size, or even if there is one. We are pretty sure, however, that each had his ideas and theories on which combination would prove better and were determined to demonstrate his point. We were anxious to see these varied ideas play out.
Aside from the academic back story of what displacement might prove more efficient at power production, the cubic-inch-variable format swung the door wide open for an unprecedented range of engine types. Under our established rules guidelines, a given target displacement will just about spell out the advantaged engine types (no one is going to build a small-block Chrysler at a 500-inch spec). With this year's format, no matter what a builder's brand or engine preference might be, it just came down to picking a combination and building it. Just like it was during those times in the heart of American performance, it would be a duke-it-out free-for-all for those with the guts to put it all on the line at this year's Engine Masters Challenge.
Leading up to the Challenge, there are always engines that never reach completion, blow up, or just plain disappoint, despite the best of intentions. This is the pre-event attrition that is inevitable when money, pride, and power are on the line. This year, we were prepared with a roster of ready alternative participants waiting to fill the ranks. It takes a healthy desire and a leap of faith to build an engine without a guaranteed spot in the field. For a chance at the glory, alternate builders were at the ready. As it was, with the attrition and alternates reinforcing the ranks, the final competitive line-up unfolded as the engines were checked-in at the University of Northwestern Ohio. For 2007, the event brought the most varied field ever in the Engine Masters Challenge. Represented were Windsor; Modified; FE and Cleveland Fords; big- and small-block Chevrolets; Mopar's small-block; and engines from AMC, Buick, Cadillac, and Pontiac.
Opening day of qualifying brought out very different small-block Chevrolets, the 327 by the Welch/Storlien team, a 400 from Revolutionary Performance, a 400 Pontiac from Semco, the Shady Dell 340 Mopar, and a trick 331 Hemi from Hot Heads/Gene Adams Performance rounding out the field. Storlien is a master of getting more than the sum of the parts, and this 327 engine was purely a product of salvage yard parts and know-how. Breathing through a reworked set of ancient stock iron heads, teamed with a stock-block, crank, and rods, the Chevy didn't seem like much on the surface. Running first in qualifying eliminations, the small Chevy set the mark early on, holding the pole position for most of the day. Up next, Revolutionary's 400 Chevy showed potential, but an apparent problem saw the score drop through consecutive dyno pulls.
Despite the large difference in displacement, the two Chevys that kicked off the Challenge completed qualifying with relatively close scores. It was early evidence that the cubic-inch factor system would work as planned to equalize the effect of displacement. Rolling through the line-up, Semco's Pontiac entry was hampered by the premature onset of valve float, keeping the Poncho well off the mark set by Storlien and Welch. Shady Dell, known for its expertise with Chrysler's small-block, brought an imposing Indy-headed 340. It seemed that the cam choice on the small Mopar favored too high of an rpm range, with low overall torque, putting this Mopar engine out of the running.
Mopar fans got a real treat with the final engine of the first day's eliminations when the early Hemi entry from Hot Heads/Gene Adams Performance took the stage. Hot Heads is a company devoted to these fabled engines, but few recognized the potential of this engine type as the Chrysler 331 hit the dyno. Better known for performance in blown or fuel applications back in the day, or as nostalgic powerplants in contemporary times, the old-style Hemi silenced skeptics by handily taking the leading position on Day One. We wanted our new format to draw out unusual or innovative hardware while challenging the imagination of the builders. By the end of the first day of qualifying, our leader was a 1950s Chrysler Imperial engine, followed by an iron "fuelie-headed" 327. Cubes didn't seem to matter, and it was clear that circumstances were shaping up to make for an interesting Challenge.
Day 2 of qualifying saw a variety of hardware entering the fray, kicking off with the 305 Chevy small-block from privateer David Kauffung. This could have been the sleeper combination, with a small-bore, long-stroke combination, which had proven successful in previous Engine Masters events. The engine proved to be a touch too mild, with a street-cruiser idle and a Quadrajet carb, and it was off the mark set by the leaders. It did, however, prove to be the most cost-effective engine all week, not even topping $2,000 total outlay. Neil Clayton from Wide Open Throttle hit the dyno with an aggressive-looking AMC 401, but a timing glitch created outrageous detonation. Neil and the crew corrected the problem; however, engine damage was evident in a near-complete loss of oil pressure. The AMC finished, but well off the expected mark. Bad luck also plagued the Dove entry, as the team battled severe valve float in its 427 FE Ford. The Cadillac specialists at Torque Inc. brought a big gun in the form of a 500-inch Caddy, the largest engine possible under the rules. We could feel the crush of disappointment in builders John Walker and Donovan Harrison as the Cadillac struggled well off its previous mark.
The calm was shaken when the 302 Chevrolet fielded by the Power Shop team of Joe Carroll, Jeff Burian, and Keith Malmay hit the dyno. Coming in as alternate participants, the team built this little Chevrolet on a budget, an assembly of used and borrowed parts that came together in a magic combination. Working forcefully and decisively in the test cell, the Power Shop gang was a team clearly on its game and playing for the money. What the engine lacked in cubes, it made up for in broad specific output-just the recipe for this event. A score of 2,408 put these competitors handily in the No. 1 spot.
Eliminations continued with a second Dove Ford FE big-block (also an alternate), this time a 352, but it fell short of the numbers set by the current leaders. Chevy engines seemed to take center stage when Tim Bartholomew's 350 small-block turned the dials to capture the second position in the standings behind the Power Shop 302. Like the Power Shop engine, Tim's small-block used a two-plane intake and a budget approach with off-the-shelf parts. Day 2 of qualifying finished with the 390 AMC of Kustom Kemps, but the iron-headed AMC was no threat to the leading Chevrolets.
Qualifying continued for the third day, with a major reshuffling of the leader board and a glimpse into what would develop into the finals: a Ford versus Chevy shootout. Hinkle Performance carried the last hope for the Chrysler camp with a stout 340 entry. It certainly looked promising in the warm-up pulls, but when the hammer was dropped for the scored runs, the Mopar's numbers were decimated. A plug wire burned clean through on the header and cost this one its shot. A pair of FE Fords followed, the Blair Patrick 332 and Barry Rabotnick's 427. Both finished, but fell short of the numbers needed for contention, though Rabotnick's Ford pulled the highest peak horsepower numbers to that point, at 661 hp.
Decidedly, a tidal change occurred when the next engine hit the dyno, the School of Automotive Machinists' 351 Cleveland topped with the CHI 3V Cleveland-style heads. This top-end combination dominated the field in the '06 event, and the SAM entry portended the possibility of a repeat, with the team solidly grabbing the lead position from the Chevrolets, posting a score of 2,433.8. Performance Unlimited's 351 Windsor followed the 351 Cleveland with a strong showing, but it wasn't enough. Reinforcing the authority of the CHI Cleveland combo, McKeown Motorsports followed with a 400M CHI combo to strip Chevrolet from second position. Leadership had gone from a pair of small-block Chevys to a pair of CHI Cleveland Fords, with the first two of these brutal Cleveland combinations to run. Up next, the School of Automotive Machinists' second team entry would once again stir the pot, with an All-Pro-headed small-block Chevy 400 bumping the McKeown Ford to grab second place. SAM now held the top two spots with a 351 Cleveland and a 400 Chevy, and it seemed that Chevrolet power was going to put up a serious battle to prevent a Cleveland rout.
If there was any doubt about the potential of the CHI Cleveland combination, the next engine would be a wake-up call. Bob Moore and Scott Main from MPG Heads have been competitors in the Engine Masters Challenge since the beginning in 2002. These guys were hungry, they were due, and this time they came packing serious iron in the form of a 400M with the dangerous CHI combo. Pulling the handle on the DTS dyno, the dials spun with a staggering display of power. Those in the know were stunned-the MPG team's engine was recording numbers that shattered the field. With subsequent pulls, a devastating drop in score gave evidence to what was going on inside the engine. The camshaft was wiping several lobes while the team stood by in disbelief-132 pre-event test pulls without incident, and the cam fails on the three that really count.
Another full day of qualifying lay ahead, and with it came some of those competitors who had earned the position in the ladder based upon prior results. Kicking off the day's competition, Ron Shaver brought the only big-block Chevrolet, a 454-based entry. Shaver's big-block fell short of expectations due to scavenging difficulties compromising the sensitive exhaust combination developed for this engine. Randy Malik's 327 Chevy, Automotive Machine's Buick 400, Traco Engineering's 350 Chevy, Weingartner Racing's 350 Chevrolet, and Performance Crankshaft's 318 Mopar followed, and though all exhibited strong performance, none were able to conquer the leader board. Former Engine Masters Champions Jon Kaase (2003, 2004) of Jon Kaase Racing and Tony Bischoff (2006) would be the last to run in qualifying.
Kaase was next, and he would play the poker hand. In the warm-up dyno pulls, the 400M Cleveland/CHI combination showed the numbers required to make the final field. Kaase simply shut down for the 20-minute tuning period that followed and completed qualifying with three easy pulls, putting the engine in second place with Bischoff still to run. Interestingly, Kaase was torn when it came time to claim the engine's cubic inches to calculate the score. New rules state the participant must claim his displacement by which the average power is divided to determine the score. If the engine measures over the claimed cubes-even fractionally-the competitor is disqualified.
Unbelievably, Kaase was running a reground NAPA cast crankshaft in his 400 Ford. He knew minor stroke inaccuracies could conceivably put the engine fractionally over the engine's nominal 403-cid displacement, depending upon which journal was measured. But then, Jon also knew that most of the journals would measure safely under 403 cubes and that claiming one extra cube would cost a precious six points of score. In the end, Engine Masters tech official Wesley Roberson instructed Kaase to key the number of his choice, and Kaase depressed the "4" key for 404 cubes.
As it stood, the SAM 351 Cleveland and Kaase 400M were one and two, both bearing nearly identical CHI 3V cylinder head and intake combinations. If there was to be a challenger, it had to be Bischoff and his Chevrolet. It takes guts to bring 400 cubes of 23-degree Chevy to play against the canted-valve Fords, but it takes more than that to be competitive; Bischoff has the know-how and the racer's savvy to bring it on. Bischoff's Chevy looked strong in the warm-ups, and its score improved with tuning by Bischoff's BES Racing team. With a qualifying score of 2,461, Bischoff secured the top qualifying position and set the stage for a vicious Ford/Chevy shootout in the final eliminations.
It was all Cleveland Fords versus Chevy small-blocks in the finals, pitting, in reverse qualifying order: the McKeown 400M Ford Cleveland/CHI at 2,406.4; Power Shop's AFR-head 302 Chevrolet at 2,408.4; SAM's All-Pro-head 400 Chevy at 2,427.8; Jon Kaase's 400M Ford Cleveland/CHI at 2,429.5; SAM's 351 Cleveland/CHI at 2,433.8; and at the top position, Bischoff's BES Racing 400 Chevy bearing Australian Racer Pro heads with 2,462.1 points. Going in, it was hard to guess what these serious competitors had up their sleeves. The middle of the pack was separated by a mere six points. While Bischoff seemed to have a substantial margin, Kaase held pat in the qualifying rounds, making fellow competitors wonder what hand he might have yet to play. Somewhat down, McKeown is always a dangerous competitor, and the Power Shop engine was within striking distance. It was anyone's game.
McKeown, on the bump spot, began the final eliminations with the intent of making up score. Sometimes she just has nothing more to give, and despite an intense tuning effort, the 400M dropped in score in the finals. Power Shop followed and fared better, bumping the qualifying score a few points, but with a tally that still was not threatening to the leaders. This 302 did make it perfectly clear that the contest was more a test of engine builder's talent than choosing a "magic" cubic-inch combination. The 302 curbed many an engine far exceeding its displacement. Next was another Chevrolet, the SAM 400. This engine rolled in very strong on the torque and hit with an explosive rush of power when the overlap turned on its tight lobe separation cam. In between, there was a noticeable dip in the torque curve that made the difference between placing and an outright win.
Kaase is always a man to watch when the subject is engine building, and his 400M had not seen a wrench since the shipping crate was opened. Kaase worked the timing during the tuning period, watching the score surge over the numbers posted in qualifying. Still, it would be a tight race against Bischoff's leading marks. It appeared as though the hungry Ford was asking for more fuel. Kaase weighed the possibilities, electing not to risk a change. Kaase found 13.8 points in qualifying, putting his effort into the lead position but at a score below Bischoff's qualifying numbers. The SAM 351 Cleveland was next, an engine that qualified within striking distance of the score just turned in by Kaase. The team needed to find score and worked the tune during the allotted 20-minute period. It was just worked a little too hard, with repeated test pulls leading to heat soak and a significant point drop from qualifying.
It all came down to Bischoff's Chevrolet. Ironically, Bischoff's BES racing had won the Engine Masters title the previous year using a 400M-based engine with a CHI 3V combination, exactly the combo he faced now in Kaase's Ford. Although the number posted in qualifying showed a margin of superiority, most of the finalists were down in score compared to their qualifying numbers. And during the warm-ups, Bischoff's engine was no exception. It was razor-close to Kaase, and Bischoff could feel that this one was anything but in the bag. He had to find power, but he also knew the danger of defeating himself in the hunt for a more powerful tune.
Bischoff's direction to his experienced crew was awe-inspiring. It was as if he instinctively knew where to go, what to do, and how to do it-no questions asked. The engine responded with more power with every move, and every move was executed with unreal precision, wasting no precious time in the process. Bischoff then cut the flurry of activity at the heels, directing the BES crew to clear the cell and let the engine cool for the remainder of the allotted 20-minute tune-up period. The race-savvy Bischoff played his hand to perfection, and the dyno scores were the proof. Tony Bischoff and his crew of Richard Kolb, Brett Vonder Meulen, and Brad Nagel pulled it off for a back-to-back Engine Masters victory, taking it home for Chevrolet.
|Final Results
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|School of Automotive Machinists
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|302 Chevy
|School of Automotive Machinists
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Leslie Carter's Death: Was She Jealous Of Her Brothers' Fame?
A source says that Leslie Carter's inability to match her brothers' superstardom was a huge factor for her depression and pill-popping.
While it's a fact that Leslie Carter, 25, died of a drug overdose on Jan. 31, what drove her to do so is unclear. A source, however, tells People that her envy to be in the limelight was a major reason she fell into a downward spiral.
"She thought she would become the next famous Carter sibling," states a former manager to one of her brothers.
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Although Leslie "loved the attention" she received from the family's brief stint with reality on E!'s House of Carters and had a single released on Shrek 3's soundtrack, fame didn't hit her the way it did with older brother Nick, 32, and younger bro, Aaron Carter, 22.
"She was always happy for her brothers, don't get me wrong," the source says. "But it was tough for her."
Regardless, Leslie's stepmom, Ginger, believes she had much darker issues to deal with, claiming the young mom "had a long history of mental illness and was on medication for her depression."
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Rumors have been circulating as to whether or not the President would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. On Friday, the State Department released a study suggesting that the pipeline, which is slated to stretch from Canada to Texas, would have no significant impact on the environment. However, they stopped short of actually recommending it to be completed. The Sierra Club released a statement calling the study "deeply flawed," and environmentalists have pointed out that building the pipeline would promote further fossil fuel use at a time when climate change desperately needs to be addressed.
The new report will allow a 45-day period for comment, after which a final decision will be made. The President denied approval for the entire span last year, although the southern half of the route is already finished. TransCanada has submitted a new route that bypasses the Sand Hill Region in Nebraska after a large public outcry. Their new map still crosses the High Plains Aquifer, a subject of concern for many activists who worry about their supply if drinking water.
"It really has no recommendations one way or the other. At this point, we are looking at this very, very objectively." said assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Scientific Affairs, Kerri-Ann Jones.
Since the tar sands could potentially leak from the pipeline, and that the processing and combustion of the oily fossil fuels could contribute to climate change, many are still angry that the Keystone project is even a viable project.
"Oil spills, environmental damage, wildlife put in harm's way, a doubling down on the climate crisis; It's hard to understand why the Obama government is even considering this project." said Bill Snape of the Center for Biological Diversity.
He cited the fact that one tar sands pipeline has already failed fourteen times sine June 2010, in one instance leaking 24,000 gallons. Supporters insist that the Keystone project would bring thousands of jobs to workers on both sides of the border and replace reliance on oil from South America and the Middle East. Others claim that much of the oil would go for international export, and not be a reliable way to achieve energy independence. The US report gave calculated that 42,100 positions would be created by Keystone, leading to $2.05 billion in revenue. In the long term, that figure would dwindle down to 30-50 permanent jobs.
As for the trajectory of the pipeline, the State Department said that it would not flow over designated floodplains in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, and that any changes in topography would be negligible. It did find that 24 threatened species would be negatively affected, including the whooping crane, and greater sage grouse who would face habitat loss and lack of food. The review also acknowledged possible harm due to contaminated water in the event of a spill, but they stressed that "spills associated with the proposed project that enter the environment are expected to be rare and relatively small".
Now, the administration is gearing up to hear what both sides of the debate have to say, and make their final decision based on the amount of support or opposition they face in the upcoming period for public comment.
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mikey287 wrote:Jim wrote:Chirpin' Grinder wrote:DelPen wrote:
If Spaling's award or signing comes in at or below $1.8 million and Sutter and Despres simply take their qualifiers we could land him for up to $1.9 million leaving pretty much no cap space. Unfortunately, getting Spaling back in the Neal deal could prevent us from getting a Stempniak, who on this team is a legit top 6 winger. Really hope Spaling is better than what he appears, with what we will end up paying him he will almost have to play on 2nd line LW.
Great point Delpen, hopefully it becomes understood that Spaling added no value to the Neal deal. Daniel Winnik or Lee Stempniak would be better signings and better fits for this team's needs for around the same money.
If Rutherford would manage to move Scuderi, he could also free up enough space to sign either of those guys and create some depth. Dupuis, Bennett and Downie are three huge health risks in the top 9.
If taking him helped get Hornqvist here over Neal... then Spalding added value to the deal.
We took Spaling because we wanted him. It wasn't a salary dump or a contract spot coming back. Either team could have walked away at any time - until arbitration was filed.
And re: UFAs, it takes two to tango. Players have to want to sign here as well. Maybe the organization didn't want Stempniak back (or vice versa). Maybe Winnik doesn't want to play in the East - or wants $3+ million. He is not shy about trying to squeeze every dollar out of his contracts.
We obviously saw added value in bringing in Spaling or else, ya know, we just wouldn't have done so...simple. Now, you might not like Spaling, but that's a completely different story.
It makes you wonder what value they see in him or what they think he will add that couldn't have been obtained via the UFA market with the same precious cap $$$'s. He doesn't address any of the needs Rutherford identified. A guy that isn't skilled enough for top 6 duty and isn't gritty or tough enough for bottom six, especially alongside gentlemen such as Goc or Sutter, is the absolute antithesis of what this team needed. As you had noted Mikey, we had Dustin Jeffrey.
Spaling is much more likely to disappear than step up during the playoff war of attrition. This is a guy that doesn't like contact. Add that to the fact that Rutherford was blathering the word "analytics" in every interview he gave and its just a really curious addition to the deal. Who recommended him? Why and based on what?
Just as a procedural issue, how does a team walk away after a player has been qualified?


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May 22, 2007
Tuesday the Atlantic Sun Conference announced the 2007 Baseball postseason honors, and four Bisons were awarded honors for their work during the regular season.
Caleb Joseph, Rex Brothers, Taylor Merry, and Ryan Wilkins were all awarded postseason honors as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Sophomore catcher Caleb Joseph headlined the Bisons honored by being the first Bison to ever be selected to the Atlantic Sun Conference First Team. A native of Franklin, Tenn., Joseph led the Bisons in seven statistical categories this season including, slugging percentage (.559), on base percentage (.396), RBI (47), doubles (25), home runs (7), total bases (119), and hit by pitches (7). Joseph's 25 doubles this season was tops in the Atlantic Sun, and also ranked sixth nationally.
Spending most of his time behind the plate for the Bisons, Joseph had a season best 10-game hitting streak, along with two other seven game hitting streaks this season. He also posted 10 multi-RBI games, with a season high seven RBI against Alcorn State on March 9.
Also making the list of Bisons nominated were a trio of freshmen.
Rex Brothers was honored as the Atlantic Sun Freshmen of the Year, along with be named to the Atlantic Sun Second Team and the All-Freshmen Team.
A native of Chapel Hill, Tenn., Brothers led the conference with a .208 opponents batting average, and tied for fifth in the conference with seven wins this season. Brothers also ranked second in the conference with 91 strikeouts, and tied for second in the league with 15 appearances this season.
Brothers received Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week after recording a season high 11 strikeouts in defeating Mercer University on April 7.
Fellow freshmen pitcher, Taylor Merry was also honored as a member of the All-Freshmen for his work on the mound this season. Merry, a graduate of David Lipscomb High School, led the team and ranked eighth in the Atlantic Sun with four saves this season. He also tied for the sixth in the conference with two complete games this season.
Merry earned Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week for his win against ETSU on April 14, where he struck out a season high 10 batters.
Rounding out the players honored on the All-Freshmen Team was the Bisons first baseman Ryan Wilkins. A native of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Wilkins started 53 out of 55 games for the Bisons this season. Anchoring the middle of the Bisons lineup, Wilkins ranked in the top five in 15 different statistical categories for the Bisons this season.
Wilkins posted a season high 14-game hitting streak, along with notching 15 multi-hit games, and 10 multi-RBI games this season.
Jacksonville's Pete Clifford was honored as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, while Stetson's pitcher Corey Kluber was honored as the Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year. Pete Dunn, Stetson's Head Coach, was honored as the Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year.
The Bisons open up play in the 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament presented by Progress Energy against top seeded Stetson University. The sixth seeded Bisons will make their postseason debut against the Hatters on Wednesday, May 23 with game time set for 6:00 p.m. CT.
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Educate Yourself on These Back-to-School Affiliate Programs
As the summer draws to an unfortunate close, merchants are scrambling to bring in the rest of the back-to-school shoppers out there preparing for the upcoming academic year. Here at Website Magazine, we've already looked at some of the best online marketing practices of e-commerce merchants for this school shopping season, but that leaves out one crucial element of the Internet advertising landscape – affiliates.
A Commission Junction study from earlier this year looked at how back-to-school shoppers use the Web to make their purchasing decisions and determined that affiliate marketing channels are "well-suited" to help marketers reach these consumers. With the school shopping period's sales peak coming up in the fourth week of August, it's now or never for affiliate marketers to partner up with one (or more) of these hip affiliate programs to bring in some of that back-to-school cash.
Walmart is unquestionably the leader in the retail industry, and it is bound to be the go-to destination for many consumers looking to purchase school supplies, clothing, electronics, dorm room furniture, food, cosmetics, vitamins, chewing gum and a multitude of other goods needed to start the school year off right. The retail giant runs its own affiliate program and offers partners banners and text links, data feeds, RSS feeds, a link generator and more.
Urban Outfitters
This chic clothing retailer offers fashions (as well as fun books and knickknacks) for young men and women from high school through college. Boasting hip apparel that appeals to such a wide range of back-to-school shoppers makes Urban Outfitters an ideal merchant partner. Plus, it will even provide you with reports that track your traffic and earnings, so you can keep up with the performance of your campaign.
Best Buy
Yeah, yeah, I know, Best Buy isn't exactly doing great right now, but the faltering electronics retailer has at least one more big back-to-school shopping season left in it, and that means that students will inevitably flock to it to purchase new laptops, iPods, home theatre appliances and other accessories. The Best Buy affiliate program pays its affiliate partners based on how much the visitors they direct buy from the site, and helps them out by offering text links, banner ads, widgets and its Best Buy BBY Open API that provides access to the entire Best Buy product catalog. They'll even throw in weekly newsletters and special announcements highlighting special products, promotions and services.
If there's one segment you really want to reach during the back-to-school shopping season, it's "tween" girls. Justice is an apparel and accessories retailer that does just that, selling products that are unique to the interests of this particular consumer segment. This program offers up to a seven percent commission payout, and Justice has teamed with the renowned Commission Junction affiliate network to offer publishers third-party tracking, real-time reporting and monthly commission checks.
Barnes & Noble
Okay, so this one may not be as immediately obvious as the others, but if you've ever had to buy college text books from a university bookstore, you'll know why looking for the best book deals online is about the smartest decision you can make. Target these eager (and often broke) young scholars by partnering with one of the world's premier book retailers. Barnes & Noble gives affiliates a variety of marketing tools, including a datafeed and API, provides personal account support and pays out as much as a six percent commission on their books, music, movies, electronics and NOOK products. And, of course, the company is sure to offer a slew of enticing back-to-school textbook promotions.


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Continuing their propensity for missing the zeitgeist by a minimum of two years, Gene have released two-disc casebound CD editions of everything they officially birthed during their 11-year career. This includes their own Hatful Of Hollow, the b-sides and rarities collection To See The Lights. The sensible thing to do would have been to release these to cash in on the wave of reforming Britpop bands and depart with pockets filled. However, the band seemingly remain contrary to the last.
The remasters are subtle, with the recordings given a boost in clarity that does nothing to diminish the songs or remove them from the period in which they were created. Drummer Matt James oversaw the process, wisely avoiding drastic change. Only Revelations is different in tone, appearing both deeper and brighter than before. Since that record was remarkably muddy on first issue, it's a definite plus. For anyone who has forgotten, there are wonderful moments within every release. 'Haunted By You,' from Olympian, bounds along on self-assurance and grace despite the desperate undertones of its message. Along with The Bluetones' 'Bluetonic,' it's one of the true high points of its era. While Olympian has perhaps dated more than the albums that followed, it remains alone as an elegant monument to the allure of romance from a time when misogyny was not just acceptable, but actively encouraged.
Had Gene's debut surfaced in 1993, the chances are that it would all have been very different. A year that saw Suede's debut win the Mercury and Blur's Modern Life is Rubbish gain momentum with each week, it would have been the ideal time for Martin Rossiter to introduce himself to the world.
A blend of desperate ache and disarming confidence, Olympian is a gloriously British record that is also completely uninterested in hiding its sincerity. Unfortunately it suffered the ignominy of being released in 1995, the tipping point that saw the scene branded 'Britpop' disappear into the depths of self-aggrandising caricature fuelled by Stella, cocaine and Loaded magazine.
Gene also sang of cigarettes and alcohol, but on songs entitled 'Sick, Sober and Sorry' (from To See The Lights), wherein Rossiter implored his subject "please don't stop me from drinking/it's my only joy/please don't stop me from smoking/this is my reward." Times were hard for the sincere.
Despite the positive reviews and successful tours, the ground was crumbling underfoot. Rossiter yielded to the deep depression that had followed him since childhood and was ultimately reflected in the album that followed. Drawn To The Deep End was luxurious in its wallowing, like Dog Man Star but with no inclination to glamourise its condition.
Striking a disarming balance of melancholy and aggression, the run of five songs that opens that second record was simply unmatched by any of Gene's contemporaries in that or any other year. When Steve Mason's guitar halts 'New Amusements' with a sudden tumbling, John Squire-esque riff and the rhythm section stops before finding its feet and propelling the song once more, it's nothing short of glorious.
The album itself is claustrophobic and airless, while Rossiter lives up to the Morrissey comparisons that dogged his entire career. Mixing admissions of guilt and regret ("you said that I should look to the future/I've seen it/I'll stay here") with sleazy come-ons ("I can bring you solace/on the bureau in my office"), it remains as depression itself: a suffocating comfort that cares not for any other.
That album, too, would enter the top 10, and a gig at the Royal Albert Hall was broadcast live on BBC Radio 1. Nourished by a full orchestra and surrounded by the faded opulence that the album art suggested, it's widely considered the peak of the band's career.
Gene were then let down by Polydor, who denied them more than three weeks of studio time in which to record a follow-up, then failed to promote Revelations upon release. Rossiter put out a press release remarking that 'only when we got to Gretna Green did we realise Polydor had disembarked at Crewe.' The album drew fire from critics who, suddenly sober, wished to quickly move on from the embarrassment Britpop now invoked.
Revelations moves the band's palette from aggression to outright rage, stripping the songs back to their skeletal forms and adding political fury to Rossiter's already bright fire. While the production choices may have stemmed from budgetary constraints, they serve their subjects well. Songs like 'The English Disease', 'As Good As It Gets' and 'You'll Never Walk Again' rail against the malaise surrounding the country at the tail end of the Nineties, while the lyrics approach malevolence "your face is my canvas/a Stanley my brush. 'Angel', however, proved that Rossiter had maintained some empathy from previous offerings.
Undeterred by finding themselves without a label, Gene self-released their final album, Libertine, in 2001. It peaked at 92 in the album chart and the band's demise was assured long before they officially split in 2004.
Libertine may have been roundly ignored, but it also contains some of the best music the band ever wrote, including their towering achievement, 'Is It Over?.' With mournful piano further isolating the frontman's loneliness, it's a true precursor to Rossiter's excellent solo release of 2012, The Defenstration of St. Martin. Mason adds both jagged post-rock texture and plaintive leads, while James and bassist Kevin Miles find a lurching groove amid the gloom. Both 'A Simple Request' and 'O Lover' should have been celebrated and if released a few years later by Bloc Party, surely would have been. There's a real case to be made that Libertine is Gene's best album, a couple of questionable excursions into dub and reggae aside. The b-sides, demos and live tracks that make up the bonus material are all more than worthwhile, including that Royal Albert Hall concert. For those who own the originals, there is enough here to encourage a repeat purchase. However, their exclusion from their parent records is also understandable.
So far removed from their original release, assigning individual scores for each album is redundant. Suffice to say that there are flaws among the high points, as there are within every album ever made. Mistakes are made as the band struggle to grow and find their place. This is music made by humans, after all. What's left, however, stands proud as a body of work every bit as worthwhile as anything released in the Nineties. The fact that these records are now back in print is enough cause for celebration.
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