http://www.ourcs.org.uk A RSS feed of the OURCs mindless banter forum en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:10:26 +0100 webmaster@ourcs.org.uk I wonder if anyone who was standing on the apex of the gut for mens division 3 on Saturday managed to get a good photo (or video) of Pembroke M2s bump on Magdalen M2? I am told that by the second half of the gut we had just started to have overlap on them, and the cox conceded just at the end of the gut. Given that this bump resulted in blades and also the second VIII headship, I would dearly love a good photo of the moment: a bit of overlap coming out the gut, the cox with her hand up or something like that, and am willing to pay a good price for such a thing. Please email me at thomas.demetriades@pmb.ox.ac.uk if you have, and are willing to share, such a thing, and I will be eternally grateful. :) x Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:12:09 +0000 I took a few photos of div 6 on Friday and today. Most are of Mansfield. All are grainy and poor. I havent really touched them up much. I only took photos of a couple of crews, but If you like looking at photos of Mansfield, you should be quite content!While waiting for Mansfield to row past, I took a few snaps of some other crews. Ive put them on smugmug. They arent as good as the bigblade photos. I used a little point and shoot camera, and felt quite inadequate standing next to some of the pros with their big manly lenses! They are, however, free.Feel free to download the original digital images. Just click on the picure, and on the top click O - that means the original image (largest) will load. Then you can right click and save it. Anyone else in a sharing mood?Mansfield photos : http://davepit.smugmug.com/gallery/4386174_58Gx7/1/257539749_MNrD7Other photos:http://davepit.smugmug.com/gallery/4390219_UkoFH/1/257782904_NgS2X Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:17:39 +0000 Eurghh. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:58:10 +0000 Dear All,Trinity College Boat Clubs Men have a crew dating vacancy in 7th week, and are now accepting applications. Please let us know in less than 200 words why we should crew date you and what you will bring to the evening.Please e-mail thomas.blomfield [at] trinity.ox.ac.ukFor a sneak peak of what you can expect head to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhG0jiy0lq4 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:18:52 +0000 From the Minutes of the Captains Meeting, May 1st, 1908 (Bodleian MS): ...The President then called attention to the deplorable laxity on the part of Captains of Boat Clubs and coaches in their observation of the printed rules of the river and expressed the wish that every endeavour should be made to rectify this, and his intentention [sic] to exact fines more strictly from delinquents. The Meeting then adjourned. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:15:18 +0100 I have been contacted by a company that produces a cream that is supposed to provide protection for your hands when doing sports such as rowing (among many other things).They are offering free samples in exchange for some feedback so if you are interested please contact them. Their press-release is below: Nikki McReynolds T: 020 8868 1500 E: nm@periproducts.co.uk   Skin Protection for the Hardest Working Hands The leisurely hobbies you love (and the dreaded household chores you love less) can often leave your hands in a neglected and sorry state. Protecting your hands from cleaning and manual tasks, which can often cause skin sensitivity and dryness, can be easily achieved by maintaining a regular hand care regime. 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Cutting through ingrained dirt, grease and grime (see diagram), Hands First Power Scrub+ & Moisturiser has all the scrubbing effects of a hand exfoliator but with moisturising and conditioning properties combined. Hypoallergenic and dermatologically tested, Hands First Dry Feel Barrier Cream (125ml) and Hands First Power Scrub+ & Moisturiser (225ml) are priced £7.99 and £5.99 respectively and are available online from www.handsfirst.co.uk from mid July. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:20:54 +0100 The date for todays update on the rowing service (OURCs home page) seems to be running five days into the future. Would RQ care to reveal the results of the first few days of eights? Sun, 20 May 2007 09:42:20 +0100 Mike!  Do some work!!   I had a pretty good view from where I was sitting.  Gold is hotter. Sat, 19 May 2007 13:49:11 +0100 I noticed (well how could I not!), a member of I think Trinity M4 wearing an extremely fetching pair of silver leggins during Rowing On today.They are the most fabulous piece of lycra I have seen. Please advise me where I can buy a pair!!! Fri, 18 May 2007 22:09:53 +0100 Interesting that the number of mens Rowing On crews this year is up from 36 last year to 40 this year and the number of womens Rowing On crews is down from 46 to 29. (Going for 25 places each). Seems that the bad conditions this year have scared all the girls away. Tue, 15 May 2007 12:08:30 +0100