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"Maybe this is what grace is, the unseen sounds that make you look up. I think it's why we are here, to see as many chips of blue sky as we can bear." –Anne Lamott
Title: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith // Author: Anne Lamott // Publisher: Riverhead Books // 2005 // 320 p.
Author Anne Lamott describes herself as a "hard-core left-wing" type. She is a former addict. She is a single mom. She goes to church. And she doesn't just sit in the back row. Instead, she jump-starts a Sunday school program for kids and gathers incredible insight into the meaning of concepts such as holiness, grace, forgiveness, and love. In Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, Lamott alternates between being an irreverent, aging woman to being a pious seeker of the Truth. She is laugh-out-loud funny in one sentence, and in the next, she'll dive into something heart-piercingly sad. In this essay collection, Lamott runs her readers through an emotional gamut by telling stories from real life: child rearing, burying the dead, randomly winning a ham, and dealing with annoying family members, among others. Readers will identify with Lamott's triumphs and struggles. Like most (okay—all) of us, she's someone who strives to do better but often finds herself just missing the mark. Her honesty about failure is refreshing, and her get-up-and-go-go-go spirit will inspire even the most apathetic among us.
After reading a few bum novels, I've been reading nonfiction essay collections these past few weeks. I love the snappiness of essays, how they'll take you in one direction and then whip you around in another. Granted, this book isn't the most recent (I snatched it from a friend's collection), but I found its themes to be timeless and its writing an essay-lover's bliss.
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"Learning to love back is the hardest part of being alive."
"I don't think that if I live to be eighty, I'm going to wish I'd spent more hours in the gym or kept my house a lot cleaner. I'm going to wish I had swum more unashamedly, made more mistakes, spaced out more, rested."
"One secret of life is that the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day."
"I don't think much surprises [Jesus]: this is how we make important changes—barely, poorly, slowly. And still, he raises his fist in triumph."
"Laughter is carbonated holiness."


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Do you want to know how to open a betting shop that would make a profit? Do you think this field of business is complex and requires large investments? This is not true: with a proper franchise, you can launch a successful betting shop in a short time. Your project will be distinguished by a well-known brand, the availability of all the necessary documents and software. Moreover, the partner will help you operate the business.
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The company appeared on the market in 2003 and received the license in 2009. In 2017, Betcity began accepting bets on the Internet. Prior to that, Betcity specialized in land-based institutions, having opened more than 150 betting shops. The company operates in Russia, Belarus and Macedonia. Today Betcity is a member of the SRO, that is, it can accept bets through the Bets Transfer Registration Centre.
The site has a design that is usual for bookmaking: no additional elements, only lines, results and sections necessary for the user. There are a Russian and an English version of the site, the support page and the instructions section. Betcity's site cannot be called a perfect product of modern development, but it is simple, understandable and comfortable.
As well as the site may work, an application is a more comfortable option for players. You can make a bet and track results with one hand movement; from home, work or a restaurant. Betcity allows customers to do this using applications for Android, iOS and Windows (a desktop version).
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Betcity offers players a wide range of booking activities. Along with the usual sports (football, tennis, hockey), the bets are accepted for events from public life and the world of the show business. The coefficients are quite high, so players are always interested. You can still make live bets on current events.
The license obtained by Betcity in 2009 and a number of documents guarantee that the company's activities comply with the current legislation. Bookmaker business refers to gambling, so legality is a very important condition for choosing an online gambling franchise. This is a guarantee that the rights and obligations of all parties will be respected.
What are the interests of a better, besides the lines and coefficients? The possibility of withdrawing money, of course. Betcity has it under control as well. The major payment instruments are connected to grant uninterrupted money flow in both directions. You can use bank cards, electronic wallets, mobile operators and other options.
If you had a question "how to start a bookmaking business?", wonder no more. After ordering a franchise in Bett-Market, every stage is completed very fast: you will have a ready project in a few weeks after the purchase. To start the connection, contact the representative of the company and select the desired system (the franchise of betting offices is not the only one in the assortment of the provider). Opening a betting shop has never been so simple and comfortable.
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Are you planning to bring your kids in your adventure in Washington D.C? Don't worry because DC won't bore them. There are so many things you can do with your kids without the need for big bucks coming out of your pocket. Just do a little planning, so you'll just be right in time for these fun-filled events.
Blossom Kite Festival
Calling all kite lovers out there. Washington holds kite competitions every summer. Learn about the art of kite-making from the masters. It's also a fun outdoor activity where your kids can run wild. Don't forget to bring extra towels and water because Washington is notorious for having extreme hot summers. But in the afternoon, it would be windy enough to send your kites up above the skies. Enjoy the vast open sky full of amazing kites, a good way to remind us what it feels like to be children again.
National Capital Barbecue Battle
If your kids like barbecue, they are in for a treat. National capital barbecue would gather all the masters of barbecue. They have to compete for a day to prove that they cook the best barbecue in Washington. The winner could take home up to $40,000 prize money. But the real winners are the visitor who satisfied their insatiable cravings for barbecue. Just think about the ribs, chicken thighs, and tasty sauces. You don't want to be anywhere else during this National Barbecue Battle. Even the guys doing tech blog would go loco for barbecue.
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The much-awaited relocation of the Institute of Development Management (IDM) Francistown campus will take place in July this year. The campus is currently located at the Light Industrial Area and will be moving to Botho Park in Block 10.
IDM Country Director, Dr Onalenna Seitio-Kgokgwe said as a responsible corporate citizen driven by the spirit of collaboration, IDM has partnered with Botho University in Francistown to respond to the rising needs of the northerners for quality education under one roof. The two institutions, which are both ISO Certified will therefore occupy Botho Park as immediate neighbours in their quest to close the skills gap in Botswana. Over and above sharing the facility, IDM and Botho University intend to collaborate more on areas of training, research and consultancy going forward.
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At Botho Park, IDM will provide high-tech, safer and secure environment with outdoor sporting capacity for recreation. Furthermore, the Institute will provide learners with up-market hostel accommodation and give them a conducive learning environment for perfect and memorable study duration at the Institute. A similar working model exists between IDM and Boitekanelo College in Swaziland where the two institutions have partnered to share the IDM facility and offer students Diploma in Emergency Medical Care under the Public Health programme.


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That house. That ordinary house. Oh how ordinary that house was. Its normalness, its story, could be told in about one hundred words:
"Young married couple buy two bedroom war service cottage in Brisbane; two sons are born eighteen months apart; both attend the local parish school at the end of the street and then spend eleven more years at a Christian Brothers school a bus ride away. Father works in smallgoods and later as a travelling salesman fininshing his working life as a postie. Mother stays at home, looks after the kids; later she works part time as an accounting machinist. Holidays are spent at the beach. Kids leave home. Retirement for the ageing couple is fullfilling and busy. Wife dies. Husband continues to live in the war service home until he suffers a stroke. He sees his days out in an aged care home. The house lies empty. Much loved father dies of old age. The sons inherit the house."
And now, here I am sitting on the front step of the Moolabar Street home waiting for a prospective buyer to turn up to look through this ordinary house and make me an offer.
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text: The Hon. David Lametti named Canada's new justice minister January 14, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Linked In Google+ E-Mail From CBA National Magazine David Lametti has been sworn in as Canada's new Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, replacing Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Montreal MP for LaSalle-Emard-Verdun steps into his new role as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was prompted to shuffle his cabinet following last week's announced departure of former Treasury Board president Scott Brison. "On behalf of CBA members, I congratulate the new Minister on his appointment. We look forward to meeting him in the coming weeks to discuss issues of mutual interest on which we can work together," said CBA President Ray Adlington. He also wishes former minister Wilson-Raybould well as she takes up her new duties as Minister of Veteran Affairs. He acknowledged her efforts at handling many challenging justice files — from the legalization of cannabis to medical assistance in dying and criminal law reform. "Minister Wilson-Raybould also deserves recognition for all her success in diversifying the Canadian judiciary through her appointments." Lametti, previously a well-regarded parliamentary secretary to Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, was a law professor at McGill before he entered politics. He taught civil and common law property, intellectual property, property theory, and ethics, and co-founded the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy. He won his riding's seat in Parliament in the 2015 federal election. From the National Post Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added two new faces to his cabinet Monday morning, tapping Montreal MP David Lametti as Canada's new justice minister and Nova Scotia's Bernadette Jordan as minister of rural economic development — a new position on the front bench. Speaking outside Rideau Hall, Trudeau said he needed to make some changes to his cabinet to deal with the sudden departure of Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison, who was president of the Treasury Board. Brison announced late last week that he would step down from the cabinet and not run again in the next election. Vancouver's Jody Wilson-Raybould is moving from Justice to Veterans Affairs, generally considered a more minor portfolio. Trudeau said veterans issues require the same deft touch Wilson-Raybould brought to the justice portfolio. Trudeau said not to think that serving veterans is anything other than a great responsibility. For her part, Wilson-Raybould said she doesn't see the move as a demotion. She said she is proud to be veterans-affairs minister, calling it an extremely important role. Jane Philpott is moving from Indigenous Services to Treasury Board, Brison's former portfolio and a key economic position at the cabinet table. She'll oversee much of the machinery of government spending, including managing the federal public service and its unions. Trudeau said Philpott is a natural choice for the position because she had been involved in a related cabinet committee, meaning she is already well-versed in the file. Seamus O'Regan, meanwhile, is moving from Veterans Affairs to Indigenous Services. Both of those ministries are areas where the government provides direct services that have to be done right, Trudeau said. Jordan becomes the first Nova Scotia woman to sit in cabinet. The Prime Minister's Office said in a release that she will be tasked with creating a rural-development strategy, including bringing high-speed internet to rural communities and help in rural infrastructure development. Those matters are currently overseen by two other cabinet positions — the ministers of innovation and of infrastructure — and it's not immediately clear where Jordan will be situated within the bureaucratic structure. On Twitter, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole said Philpott and Lametti "are solid performers and well regarded," but called the remainder of Trudeau's move "quite a head-scratcher." He said Indigenous Peoples and veterans "will be concerned." The Conservatives were to provide an official response later Monday. Read the announcement from the Prime Minister's office


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Think "sales meeting" and you think dreary sunless business hotel conference centres and endless slide presentations, facts and figures.
Luckily for Premium Port Wines, the Symingtons think differently. We feel strongly that the best way to understand and appreciate our wines is to understand the family and traditions behind them, the attention to quality in every step of the production process, and the vineyards and region they come from. With several new members on the team and so much to learn about the region, a week-long sales meeting in Porto, Gaia and the Douro was the obvious solution.
To that end, 13 members of PPW came from all over the United States to Porto, and were welcomed with a dinner at The Factory House, the 200 year old home of the British Port shippers in Porto.
The next day in Vila Nova de Gaia, the team saw for themselves how Graham's uses the best of high tech where appropriate, as at our bottling plant, and low tech, for example in our cooperage, where centuries-old skills and procedures are still the best for repairing the old casks in which we age our wines. PPW had the tour of our Lodge, as well as our head office, where they were tutored through an extensive tasting of a full range of our wines in the Sala de Provas, and enjoyed meeting the family and directors at lunch.
Next, they headed up to the Douro, to stay at Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos for three nights with Quinta do Tua taking up the overflow. Days were spent visiting many of the Symington quintas, not just those which supply the grapes for Graham's, but also Quinta do Vesuvio, Dow's Senhora da Ribeira, Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais, Dow's Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta de Roriz which makes the Prats & Symington Douro DOC wines, Chryseia and Post Scriptum.
And while there were in fact presentations and discussions of strategy and numbers, there was also lots of sun and fresh air, hikes through the vineyards to better understand Douro viticulture, and several wine tastings.
On Thursday morning Rupert divided the team into two groups, and challenged them to blend for themselves Graham's 10 and 20 Year Old Tawnies from their component wines. This is an incredibly difficult exercise, even when given the exact component wines that make up the current blend. Rupert said one of the PPW teams did get respectably close – within about 80% of the correct blend – showing fine potential as blenders. (You can read more about this type of blending exercise, conducted with another group during last year's harvest, in another blog post)
PPW also enjoyed a vertical tasting of Quinta dos Malvedos vintage ports, including 1965, 1987, 1995, 2001 and 2006. Rupert was very pleased with how the wines were showing, mentioning the 2001 and 1987 as particularly outstanding right now. The group commented on how consistent the Quinta style had been over more than four decades, with most of the wines showing the signature esteva (gum cistus or rock rose) aroma and black cherry fruit.
Finally, lest there be any doubts they weren't in Kansas any more, Rupert took the team to the Calça Curta – the local restaurant in Tua – and treated them to a dinner of local specialities including pike, perch and eels from the river Douro.
Another memorable visit by PPW to the Douro !
The full PPW team in the Douro:
Front and center: Chili Second row, kneeling: Christine Solga-Bradburn, Vince McCarthy, Louis Charton, Peter Scott Third row, standing: Rupert Symington, Maria José Marques (SFE), Gloria Chow, Sheryl Sankey, Michael Donygan, Greg Murray, John Linklater, Arnold Trabb Back row: Paul Mugnier, Andre Pomp, Drew Kligman


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One sure harbinger of spring is when the red-winged blackbirds arrive. Four and twenty blackbirds, if not more, were extraordinarily happy that I put out some sunflower seeds after a snow storm last weekend. They were going crazy, and looked striking against the white blanket of snow. The blackbirds have a curious squawk, and can't be missed. Read about the history of the children's nursery rhyme and song "Sing a song of sixpence" here, where cooks did strange things with blackbirds, like "bake" them into pies to delight kings!
Sing a song of sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
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I'm grateful for the media's coverage of Haiti's crisis. It confronts me with graphic images of human suffering. Where I live, life is simple and safe. I have more than enough to eat each day and a comfortable place to sleep each night. Compared to most everybody else in the world, my life is very hobbit-like. For the most part, like Tolkien's hobbits in Middle-earth, I live among peace-loving, comfort-enjoying people.
One of the great dangers of living where I live is that I can easily adopt a hobbit's way of thinking: "Well, it's none of our concern what goes on beyond our borders. Keep your nose out of trouble and no trouble will come to you" (hobbit Ted Sandyman to Sam in The Fellowship of the Ring). In the face of that ongoing temptation, the media's coverage confronts me daily with Haiti's ongoing crisis, and for that I am grateful.
But the gospel does what media coverage cannot. It doesn't merely awaken us to humanity's need; it moves us out to meet it. We move out to meet the needs of others because God first came down to meet ours.
Long after the media coverage fades, after our nation's attention has turned to other things, the gospel will still be moving us toward Haiti's need. Therefore, it is critical that we as believers feast upon the gospel every day. It's the only thing that will make what goes on beyond the borders of our own little Hobbiton our active concern. The gospel does what media coverage cannot: it mobilizes for long-term engagement.
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Laura had always been interested in training but never had the structure. Read on to learn how she lost 49 pounds and made it to the competition stage!
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Name: Laura Johnstone
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Age: 28
Weight: 70.3 kg (154 lbs)
Body Fat: 27.8%
Chest: 90.0cm
Waist: 82.0cm
Hips: 99.0cm
Age: 28
Weight: 48.0 kg contest weight / 56kg off season weight (105-123 lbs)
Body Fat: 14.3%
Chest: 76.0
Waist: 63.0
Hips: 82.0
Why I Got Started
And I have always been interested in training with weights but have never really had the structure or known exactly what I should be doing. I got in contact with my trainer Brandon Marjoram and talked to him about what I wanted to achieve (to see if I could be good enough to stand on a body building stage).
I thought he would laugh me out of the gym but he made me do a couple of poses and said I had potential and if we started training and dieting straight away I could be in a show in a few months. I never looked back from that moment. It was 24 weeks from start to finish and I am still amazed when I look at the photos (My own Dad did not even recognize me!)
How I Did It
I started eating little and often and training hard. To start off with I still had a cheat meal once a week but as my weight loss slowed down that turned into a high carb day instead. It really helped to have the focus and the goal of the competition at the end of it because it has been excellent motivation to stay on track with my eating. If I had to stand on stage in a thong I was NOT going to wobble!
Around week 12 I started doing 25 minutes of cardio on my bike after my morning supplements and before my breakfast to help burn body fat. At the start of the transformation my goal was to be good enough to stand on a body building stage and look like I belonged there. I accomplished that on October 5th this year (24 weeks from start to show day) and came 3rd in that competition.
Now the show is over I am getting stuck into my off-season training to gain some more muscle mass and hit that competition stage leaner, more muscular and tighter than ever next year.
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o carrot
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o 1 Apple
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o carrot
o pepper
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o onions
I had at least four liters of plain water a day.
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One day per week I was allowed a cheat meal until my weight loss started to slow down (about 12 weeks in) then it turned into a high carb day which followed the following plan:
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Meal 2:
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Workout 1: Back/Abs:
* Back: Close Grip Pulldowns 3 sets – 10-12 reps
* Wide Grip Pulldowns 3 sets – 10-12 reps
* T-Bar Rows 3 sets – 12-15 reps
* Dumbbell Rows 3 sets – 12 reps
* Abs: Ab Crunch 3 sets – 25 reps
* Reverse Crunches 3 sets – 20 reps
Workout 2: Chest/Biceps:
* Chest: Incline Flyes 3 sets – 8-12 reps
* Incline Bench Press 3 sets – 10-12 reps
* Flat Bench Press 3 sets – 8-10 reps
* Biceps: Barbell Curls 3 sets – 12 reps
* Cable Crossover Curls 3 sets – 10-12 reps
* Concentration Curls 3 sets – 12-15 reps
Workout 3: Legs (My Least Favorite!)
* Leg Extensions 3 sets – 10-12 reps
* Leg Press 3 sets – 12-15 reps
* Lunges 3 sets – 20 reps
* Lying Ham Curls 3 sets – 12-15 reps
* Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3 sets – 12 reps
Workout 4: Shoulders/Triceps:
* Shoulders: Press Behind Neck 3 sets – 8 reps
* Seated Lateral Raise 3 sets – 15 reps
* One Arm Lateral Raise 3 sets – 12 reps
* Rear Lateral Raise 3 sets – 12-15 reps
* Triceps: Pushdowns 3 sets – 15 reps
* Triceps Dumbbell Press 3 sets – 15 reps
* Close Grip Bench Press 3 sets – 12 reps
I would do 1-2 sessions with my trainer per week and the rest on my own. As we got closer to the competition my training with the trainer was more intense and he had me doing drop sets and really heavy sets with him. I would make sure I got all four sessions in per week but did not have set days for set workouts (As I work shift work).
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Any time the food/training/early mornings/endless planning starts to get hard – remember your motivation! Junk food is not really as tasty as you think it is. Believe me I never thought I would be craving things like rice cakes and tuna. Planning is the key – one thing that worked for me was on my day off I would prepare all my vegetables for a few days (chopped onions, broccoli, lettuce, cucumber) and keep it in containers in the fridge so all I had to do when I came home was grab a handful of this and that to make my dinner or my salad for the next day.
The George Forman grill is the best invention ever. In 2-4 minutes you have hot, fat free chicken that tastes great. Who needs takeaways when you can prepare a chicken stir-fry or egg white omelet in less time than it takes to phone up Pizza Hutt! Your health is more important than some greasy takeaway and you will feel so much better for it.
My last words would have to be: Ladies, don't be afraid to push heavy weights and for everyone: drink loads of water – it really is one of nature's super foods.
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I've noticed something really funny that occasionally happens when children feel exceptionally proud of their artwork. Sometimes children make something and really want to show it off to their classmates, but want to come across as cool and collected. So here's what they do:
First, these students will quickly scan the room to see if other people are watching. If so, they will sneakily lift up the corners of their artwork and flip it around so the front is facing the class. Students will innocently pretend to brush some dust off of the back of the paper and slowly look up to see who is watching. They will lock eyes with that person and give them a half-smiled nod:
I caught you admiring my picture, and yes, it is quite excellent.I love teaching this Peacock lesson to my 2nd graders because this sneaky show-off method never fails to occur. The kids always seem to have fun making the peacocks and are always excited about what they look like in the end!
I started off the lesson by going through the basic steps on how to draw a peacock.
I follow the basic steps shown above but I ask kids to scatter the ovals in the feathers out a lot more. After the sketches were done, students outlined their peacocks with white chalk and blended various shades of blue and green pastels to color in their bodies and faces. As part of the ruffly tail, 2nd graders added a lime green color around the body and began drawing ovals on their feather lines. I asked them to try to squeeze 3-5 ovals on each line. The more detail, the more interesting!
I pulled some images of close-up peacock feathers and we made a list on the board of all the colors we saw: rust (brown), red, green, light blue, and dark blue. Students collected their oil pastels and began filling in each of their ovals. Blue circles in the middle of each oval with the rust color surrounding them. This was definitely the tedious part of this lesson. I encouraged the 2nd graders to be patient and take their time. As you can see, their patience paid off!Once all of the feathers were colored in, students were given gold paint to incorprate into their pictures. I really wanted the peacocks to look really different form one another, so I encouraged students to add gold to their pictures in different ways. I demonstrated a couple examples and let them dive into the next part of the project.
I was too busy running around to capture any action shots of the students painting, but here are some finished pieces. I squeezed as many as I could onto the bulletin board in the cafeteria. Don't they look like a million bucks?
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Superheroes are very much 'in' at this moment in time; in fact I doubt there's been a single week in the past few years in which there wasn't some superhero flick showing at the cinema where man/boy x gains power y to defeat evil z whilst getting with girl b usually having an initial run of successes with his power then a major defeat which forces the hero to re-think/re-evaluate some part of his life or character which he then overcomes in a dramatic finale to beat the bad guy, win the girl and set up a sequel.
But this isn't the time or place for a rant about the predictabilities of the genre. Instead I want to dig a bit deeper and investigate what superheroes represent in today's culture. Fundamentally, superheroes are an admission of the powerlessness of the ordinary man. When faced with the big mad mess of the world that we live in then it is obvious that we are severely lacking in control.
To use an obvious example: there is precisely nothing that I can do to fight violent crime. This is because not only is it illegal for me to be a vigilante I also have none of the skills required to be a successful one. There is nothing I can do about the evil regimes of the world and their leaders. There is nothing I can do if an earthquake struck; I couldn't for example turn back time by flying really fast around the world. I'm not Batman, Spiderman, Superman or any other man for that matter. It's just me and my powerlessness against the world.
And that's where superheroes come in. They are people with powers that affect the areas ordinary humans are most powerless in. This is why so many superheroes break the laws of physics because this is a constraint by the natural world on all of us. Superheroes do what we want to do but in reality can't. Superheroes fight against evil and for justice, they save people's lives, they 'do good' and save the world. Things that we can't do; at least not so effectively.
To put it another way, we live in a broken world with evil, pain, suffering and disasters and superheroes are there to fight against it because in our imaginations that is what we want to do. But, and this is a big but, superheroes only ever fight against the external manifestation of evil. Crime, disasters, plots to destroy the world, these are all external actions. The flaw in superheroes is their inability to fight internal evil. That is to say, Superman can stop a bullet fired by a criminal at a hostage. But he can't stop the criminal firing the bullet in the first place. Superheroes can stop the external actions of evil but they can't stop men from being evil.
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander."
Matthew 15 v 19
Jesus talked about this very problem arguing that it was not that goes into a man that makes him evil but what comes out his heart. In biblical terms 'heart' means the centre of a man's personality and identity. So the diagnosis is clear: external evil is the result of internal evil.
As any superhero movie will tell you superheroes will often end up being hated for being 'super'. This perfectly encapsulates the problem that whilst a superhero might be great at saving mankind from external evil no superhero can save mankind from the evil within its own heart. And this is the same in real life as well. We can all to a very limited degree stop evil external actions from happening but we can't stop other people or ourselves from having evil thoughts or desires. There is one resounding message from the collective imagination of man: we cannot save ourselves. There is not a single superhero out there who can change the heart of a man and turn it from evil to good. There is not a single human being who can change the heart of a man from evil to good.
"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
Jeremiah 17 v 9
We all feel powerless when faced with the world at large and so we created superheroes to help deal with this. But we don't all feel powerless when faced with our own hearts. We know we can't change other people's heart but we think our own heart is different. We are under the impression that we can, by dint of willpower, become good people, nice people who seek the best in others, better people. Yet if we think for a moment about every superhero ever invented then what else to they all have in common other than the fact that they are all flawed in character in some way?
Some are proud, some are cowards, some have drinking problems, some are jealous, some are betrayers, some are sexually immoral, some are manipulative, vindictive, cruel, naïve, mean, bickering, arrogant, thieves, murderers, liars or worse. And this is where the incompleteness of their admission of weakness comes in for in most superhero fiction is the idea that we can change our own hearts. Yet this is not true. Even the super-est superhero cannot isn't perfect no matter what mind boggingling power they had at their disposal. And the same is true of ordinary man, no one is perfect, all are flawed and we are all powerless to fight the evil in our hearts.
Except for one man.
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
Romans 5 v 6
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
2 Corinthians 5 v 17
The message of the gospel is this: Jesus Christ came to do that which man was powerless to do. Jesus Christ came to take away our heart which did evil, which hated God, which rebelled against our Creator and pursued sin rather than good and replace it with a new heart which loves God. Powerless to save ourselves from our own evil hearts God became man, in Jesus, to take our punishment on himself and to save all those who believe in him.
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"When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness."
Romans 6 v 20
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,"
Ephesians 2 v 1
Ultimately we as humans are extremely powerless. Left to ourselves we are enslaved by our own evil hearts and we rebel against God and in doing so rebel again all that is good. And we try and delude ourselves that we aren't powerless and we can change our own hearts but this denial is hard to maintain and it creeps out from our minds and expresses itself in our imaginations. Superheroes are an admission of weakness both in our lack of control of external forces and in our inability to change people's hearts.
What superhero fiction fails to grasp is the even more basic fact that we are powerless against ourselves and against our own evil hearts. In Jesus Christ we find the answer, that while we were powerless, he died for us so that we might be saved. You can try all you like to change that heart of yours but unless you look to Jesus you cannot help but fail.
Behold now the love of God that he should look upon us in our rebelliousness, take pity on our powerlessness and send his Son to die in our place so that we might be given a new heart.
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
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Johnny Rogers was born in Chicago to parents who were born in the southern states of Kentucky and Tennessee. His father was a radio personality in the late 40's and early 50's, who crossed paths with some of the biggest legends of music history Elvis, Hank Sr., George Jones, Lefty Frizel, Marty Robbins and Conway Twitty, to mention a few. When he was very young his father gave him his first guitar. He had no interest in playing, until he heard Buddy Holly for the first time. The song was Rave On. He said it was like someone or something turned a switch on inside of him. From that moment on he knew what he wanted to be in life and that was someone like Buddy. His father showed him a few basic chords. That was all he needed to get started playing. While he was in high school he tried starting his own band, but finding kids his own age with the same taste in music seemed to be impossible. So, he began to look for older guys who grew up listening to the music. He started sneeking into the honky tonks with his father's help and a fake ID. But he wasn't there to drink, he was there to learn about becoming an entertainer. Johnny's father was very good friends with a Chicago honky tonk legend by the name of Jimmy Nichols.
Johnny's father had given Jimmy his start in the late 50's and now Jimmy would return the favor. Johnny started playing lead guitar for Jimmy Nichols at the age of 15. He was self taught and learned all styles of music. Johnny made his debut on stage at the Off Broadway Lounge. Immediately he was a big draw. People would come from miles around to see the kid with horn rimmed glasses and lightning guitar licks. Johnny continued playing guitar for the Chicago legend until he was 21 and it was time to start his own band and his own show.
Johnny will transport his audience back in time when you could go to your favorite malt shops with your favorite girl and dance to your favorite bands. His show will start with his portrayal of country legend Johnny Cash. By his side is the legendary Tommy Allsup (2 time Grammy winning producer and artist). Tommy played on more than 6,500 sessions and was Buddy Holly's friend and lead guitarist from 1958-1959. He escaped death when flipping a coin with Ritchie Valens. Ritchie called heads and the rest is Rock N Roll history. The second show Johnny will portray Elvis Presley re-creating his Sun Studio and early RCA years. The show will climax with Johnny's uncanny portrayal of the late great Buddy Holly


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DHF calls for UK Government to enforce fire doorsets
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) is stressing the vital importance of compartmentation and the terrible risks of getting it wrong. In a bid to prevent the spread of fires in multi-occupancy buildings such as tower blocks and office buildings, the Tamworth-based trade association is calling for a change in Building Regulations, and for the UK government to enforce the use of complete doorsets in fire compartmentation.
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I planned to do a series round up of the best fashion in series 1 of Nashville tonight – but I'm so shell shocked by the season finale that I'm (seriously) sat here having a little cry.
So the fashion post is on ice for now (weekend, I promise) – and the song is for all the fellow Nashville fans out there (*SOB*)
If you haven't been watching it, you've been missing a trick my friends.
(In case there is any lingering doubt in your minds, this is the moment I fell in absolute love with the show.)


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01.04.17 / Author: Ganeshwaran Kana
PETALING JAYA: Leading growth markets investor Actis has emerged as the new major shareholder of GHL System Bhd, following its acquisition of a 44.4% stake in the payment service provider.
The acquisition, which triggered a mandatory general offer for the rest of GHL shares not owned by Actis, saw the purchase of the stake from Cycas, a unit of the private equity firm Creador and GHL executive vice chairman Simon Loh.
Actis acquired the stakes at RM1 per share unit, notably at a 16% discount to GHL's closing price of RM1.19 yesterday.
Creador which is owned by savvy investor Brahmal Vasudevan, will be exiting GHL as the firm sold its entire 28.3% stake to Actis. Simon will remain as a substantial shareholder retaining a 19.1% stake in GHL.
Sources have told StarBizWeek that Creador has realised some RM185mil in proceeds from the disposal of its stake in GHL.
"Creador has been instrumental in helping the growth of GHL since its entry into the latter as a substantial shareholder in 2014.
"The private equity firm could have easily achieved about 40% internal rate of return by disposing its stake to Actis," according to the source, while adding that GHL's profit has grown from RM6.5mil during Creador's entry to RM18mil as of last year.
The entry of Actis into GHL is vital, considering the prospects of an immediate exposure to the exciting prospects of the fast growing Asean payment space with its 620 million population.
GHL group CEO Danny Leong was optimistic of the acquisition and welcomed the involvement of Actis.
"I truly believe that with our experience in Asean and Actis' in other emerging markets, we would be able to continuously offer relevant world class solutions and services to our merchants, financial and non-financial institutions partners.
I am very excited to work closely with them to bring GHL to the next level," said Leong.
The Main Market-listed GHL provides payment services and solutions encompassing physical, Internet and mobile payments. It has key operations in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Australia.
GHL's market capitalisation as of March 8 was valued about RM712mil.


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I've been an avid reader as long as I can remember. Books have always been a big part of my life, and that hasn't changed in recent years. I'm an English teacher and writer, so books aren't just a big part of my life, they are my life. Unfortunately, I don't get to read for fun as much as I used to due to my busy schedule.
Over spring break, I started rereading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo after watching the movie probably 4 times in 1 week (you can blame TNT and my arthritis for that one). While I really like that book, it doesn't create the same can't-wait-to-keep-reading feeling that some other books do for me. So once school started back up again, I stopped reading as much.
I'm really trying hard to read in my spare time. How can I ask my students to read if I'm not reading?
This got me thinking about what books make that can't-wait-to-keep-reading feeling for me. Without a doubt, the book that first came to mind was Outlander. Coincidentally, it's currently being adapted into a TV series for Starz, which I am wicked excited for. Plus, the next book in the series is supposed to come out in June, so obviously I need to reread the series before then.
Any other book suggestions? I'm especially looking for those that have that can't-wait-to-keep-reading feeling!
In other news, I posted a new video on my YouTube channel. Be sure to check it out! And if I'm a little MIA this week, keep in mind that it's because the big end-of-the-year test for my students in text week and I'm probably working another 60-hour week this week. The end is in sight, though!


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A new national prize which gives young people a platform to investigate the defining social issues of our time.
The Koreo prize asks young people to approach social issues in a way that embraces their complexity, seeking out opposing points of view, understanding that there is rarely one right solution to complex issues.
We're asking entrants to choose one of 6 defining social issues, and bring that issue to life through a story or series of stories.
Submissions will be judged by a panel of high profile experts from across the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Prizes will include £5,000 cash, paid work placements, free learning opportunities, tickets to global conferences, and mentoring opportunities.


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Located in Kakheti, southeast of Tbilisi near the Azerbaijan border, the David Gareja Monastery is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex. It's perhaps the most remarkable of all Georgia's ancient sites.
The 6th century David Gareja monastery, also known as Davit Gareja, Davit Gerejaor David Gereji, is one of Georgia's most important landmarks. It's located on the arid half-desert slopes of Mount Gareja, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, at an elevation of 695m above the sea level. Monstrously neglected during the Soviet era, the monastery is located in a very remote area. It's pretty much a lunar landscape in many places, but it's transformed from April to early June when the steppe flowers bloom.
The road to the monastery, totally isolated from the community, is called Road 172. Starting from Sagarejo the road is 45km long. It's a rough dirt track up and down the hills.The road is in a very bad state (4-wheel drive only). This track can get very muddy and slippery after rain making it challenging to get through. During and after a storm the road may be impassable, even with a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
This trail passes through remote areas, so you need to be prepared. Remember to carry extra water and a lot of sunscreens as it gets really hot. Take care with the snakes. If you dare to take the risk and travel along this dusty and bumpy route, then make sure to be driven by someone who has experience of the road. Make sure you have a good GPS software, as the road signs are almost non-existent.
Pic: Константин Константинов


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The Latest In Breastmilk Science
Jul 08, 2019
A. Singhal, Childhood Nutrition Centre, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London.
Whilst human milk is without doubt the best source of nutrition for the newborn, there is now increasing evidence supporting its additional long-term benefits for health1,2. Breast feeding has been shown to have major advantages for long-term cognitive function1-4, atopic disease, bone health, and risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease5,6. There is particularly strong evidence that breast-feeding can improve later cognitive development, a hypothesis supported by: several systematic reviews1, evidence of a dose-response association4, data from a cluster randomised trial3, as well as evidence of benefits of breast-feeding on visual development and structure of the brain4.
The mechanisms underlying the long-term advantages of breast-feeding are uncertain, but most research has focused on important differences between human milk and formula in concentrations of biologically active nutrients such as carbohydrates (e.g. human milk oligosaccharides7,8), lipids (including differences in concentrations of long-chain9 and other fatty acids10), and protein quality and quantity. For example, there is increasing evidence for an impact of breastmilk nutrients (e.g. tryptophan11) on sleep modulation and early brain development in infancy11, and for protein intake and patterns of infant weight gain on long-term risk of obesity12.
This presentation gave an update on the latest research in breastmilk science including an overview of the role of human milk intake on long-term cognitive function and the possible mechanisms involved. It will highlight the key role of promoting exclusive breast-feeding1, the potential impact of specific breastmilk nutrients, and the importance of experimental (randomised) studies in interpreting the effects of early nutrition on later health. Finally, it considered the implications of breastmilk science for nutritional, clinical and public health practice.
- Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition 2018. Feeding in the first year of life.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-report-on-feeding-in-the-first-year-of-life
- Victora CG, et al. Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. Lancet 2016; 30: 387: 475-490. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01024-7.
- Kramer MS, et al. Breastfeeding and child cognitive development: new evidence from a large randomized trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2008; 65: 578-584.
- Deoni S, et al. Early nutrition influences developmental myelination and cognition in infants and young children. Neuroimage 2018; 178: 649-659.
- Patro-Gołąb B, et al. Nutritional interventions or exposures in infants and children aged up to 3 years and their effects on subsequent risk of overweight, obesity and body fat: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Obes Rev 2016; 17: 1245-1257.
- Woo Baidal JA, et al. Risk factors for childhood obesity in the first 1,000 days; a systematic review. Am J Prev Med 2016; 50: 761–779.
- Vandenplas Y, et al. Human Milk Oligosaccharides: 2'-Fucosyllactose (2'-FL) and Lacto-N-Neotetraose (LNnT) in Infant Formula. Nutrients 2018; 10. pii: E1161. doi: 10.3390/nu10091161.
- Reverri EJ,et al. Review of the Clinical Experiences of Feeding Infants Formula Containing the Human Milk Oligosaccharide 2'-Fucosyllactose.Nutrients 2018; 10: E1346. doi: 10.3390/nu10101346.
- Lien EL, et al.DHA and ARA addition to infant formula: Current status and future research directions. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2018; 128: 26-40. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2017.09.005.
- Bronsky J, et al.Palm Oil and Beta-palmitate in Infant Formula: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2019: 68: 742-760. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002307.
- Schneider N, et al. Diet and nutrients in the modulation of infant sleep: A review of the literature. Nutr Neurosci 2016 ;21: 1-11.
- Singhal A. Early Life Origins of Obesity and Related Complications. Indian J Pediatr 2018; 85: 472-477.


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If you're trying to lose weight, then you've probably noticed that while the first few days of a new diet are often satisfying and fun, motivation can fade as time goes on.
It's easier to stay motivated if you have a tool that can boost your will-power, and essential oils be a helpful aid in that respect. Grapefruit essential oil, in particular, is great essential oil for alleviating stress and enhancing metabolic function. It has also been found to help reduce abdominal fat accumulation and boost energy levels.
How Grapefruit Essential Oil Works
Grapefruit contains nootkatone which is known to stimulate the AMPK enzyme.1 AMPK can help control metabolic activity and energy levels and speeds up the chemical reactions that take place in the skeletal muscle tissue, brain, and liver.2 This helps boost metabolism.3 Grapefruit also contains limonene, which is a compound that can help induce lipolysis, the process of breaking down and dissolving body fat and protein.
This essential oil is extracted from both the peel and the pulp of the fruit. Like many other essential oils, it can be great for reducing cravings and staving off hunger pangs. The antioxidants in it can reduce oxidative stress, and the oil can also help reduce fluid retention and boost immune system function.
Essential Oils and the Mental Side of Weight Loss
A key part of the way that essential oils help with fat loss is mental. For example, stress and anxiety can impair weight loss in a number of ways. First, individuals who are anxious or stressed often end up comfort eating when they are not hungry or eat larger portions than they normally would. Long-term stress impairs willpower and can mean that individuals make bad food choices compared to what they might have had their mood been better. Additionally, stress increases cortisol levels which can prompt the body to build up fat.
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Essential oils can help alleviate stress, consequently making it easier for people to stick to their diets.
Using Grapefruit Oil for Weight Loss
Grapefruit essential oil can be a great addition to your weight loss toolkit. It is important to understand that this oil is not the ultimate key to achieving your weight loss goals, however. The oil will not block fat absorption or prevent the body from storing excess calories that you consume. Rather, it is a little boost that makes it easier for you to make the right decisions and continue with your weight loss goals.
Having said that, the benefits that grapefruit essential oil provides are great motivators, and the oil can be used topically, aromatically, or internally to provide this range of health benefits.
Topical Application
Grapefruit is a phototoxic oil, which means that if you apply it to the skin, you should avoid exposing that area to sunlight for at least 12 hours. Additionally, be sure to mix the oil with a carrier oil like coconut, almond, or jojoba oil, before applying it to the skin, and rub it on to adipose-rich parts of the body such as the stomach and thighs.
Additionally, if you apply it to the body in the morning, you can enjoy an appetite-suppressing effect throughout the day, in addition to increased energy levels.
Aromatic Use
For the aromatic application, you can breathe grapefruit essential oil using a reed diffuser, a room diffuser, or personal essential oil diffuser. You can also simply add a few drops to a tissue and smell it throughout the day or add it into a warm bath.
Studies have shown that inhaling a few breaths of grapefruit essential oil before mealtime helps them to eat less and reduces cravings for sweet treats.4
Oils that pair well with the aromatic use of grapefruit essential oil include bergamot, peppermint, frankincense, myrrh, basil, rosemary, lavender, and geranium essential oils.
Internal Doses
Adding a drop of grapefruit essential oil to a glass of water and mixing in a spoonful of honey, can make a great tonic. Be sure to use only 100 percent pure grapefruit essential oil and that the label ensures that this specific oil is safe to ingest.
Safety and Precautions
Most people tolerate grapefruit essential oil quite well, but if you have a pre-existing medical condition or are taking medications, then it is important to consult with a medical professional before using grapefruit essential oil because it can interact with certain medications.5
There is an often-repeated statistic that 95 percent of diets fail. This statistic comes from a decades-old, self-reported study, and while it is true that 95 percent of the people who took part in that particular study regained weight within a few years, this doesn't show the whole picture.
Weight loss is a long-term commitment, and if you want to reach a healthy weight and stay there, then you need to put in the work and build healthy lifestyle habits. That means making certain things a part of your daily routine, including healthy eating and moderate amounts of physical activity. You don't have to spend your life in the gym if you don't want to, but even choices like taking the stairs or walking to the local store instead of driving will help keep you fit and healthy in the long run.
Use your diet to learn sensible portion sizes and get into the habit of eating nutritious and filling foods, with treats in moderation. Make massages, yoga, and aromatherapy a part of your daily routine if you find that they can help you to make good choices and stop you from burning out on your new healthy lifestyle. It's amazing how much these small changes can help.
Grapefruit is just one essential oil that has been found to help promote weight loss. Some people find that they prefer lavender, bergamot, or even peppermint essential oils. There are dozens of oils to choose from, and finding the best oil or blend of oils for your tastes and body chemistry is part of the fun of using essential oils.


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Tue 8 Oct / 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Is the natural hair journey 'a dreamy experience of self-discovery and liberation' or a struggle to identify, hair type, curl pattern and dealing with your 'edges'?
Are you happy being nappy? Join us for an afternoon of expert advice on natural hair, protective styles, products to use and the sharing of your hair journey – the good the bad and the ugly!
Refreshments will be available.
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
Please email to register via EMAIL
01212 414 4017


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Full Cast of Star Trek: Insurrection Actors/Actresses
Star Trek: Insurrection cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of Star Trek: Insurrection actors includes any Star Trek: Insurrection actresses and all other actors from the film. You can view additional information about each Star Trek: Insurrection actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. To find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you'll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. The cast members of Star Trek: Insurrection have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with.
Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner are a great starting point for your to rank your favorites on this list
If you want to answer the questions, "Who starred in the movie Star Trek: Insurrection?" and "What is the full cast list of Star Trek: Insurrection?" then this page has got you covered.This cast list of who was in Star Trek: Insurrection includes both lead and minor roles. (18 items)


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There are some people that seem to have a natural athletic ability… those who can enter an event with a lack of training and still pull it off. Like the guys racking in transition with me on race morning, who claimed to have only swum once, and twice (respectively) and yet who beat me out of the water on race morning… When it comes to natural athletic ability I missed that gene. I knew coming into Noosa that my race preparation was underdone, well underdone. However, I also knew that I could survive the distance. Interestingly this perhaps put me in a unique mindset prior to the race – I took the pressure to do a PB off myself completely, but then was at times anxious of how well or otherwise I'd survive… So, perhaps it is best to go back to the beginning. Grab a cuppa and settle in… if it's anything like my normal race report this could be a long one… 😉
Mum and Dad came up to join us again this year – a mini break, and my own personal cheer squad. This year they also bought something else – a friend back home had taken the time to make daily packages full of encouragement and cheer. I was to open one each day in the lead up to the race, and then there was a post-race parcel. These packages reminded me to take care of myself, but also they reminded me that I do nothing alone. They were a physical reminder to me that there are people on the sidelines cheering me on, and having confidence in me when my own confidence is lacking. They were a wonderful blessing (thanks team Letcher!).
I checked in to the race Friday, and racked my bike on Saturday. All I had to do on Sunday was get up before the sun (4am), stroll down to the race precinct (only a couple of kilometres), set up my transition gear (that is put everything I need in an orderly fashion by my bike), and head to the beach for the start of the race. After chatting with a few friends in transition, it was time to head to the beach, smile for the team photo, and then prepare for the race start. The Smiling for Smiddy team photo is a gathering of about 300 of us – all who have paid for a place on the team, and then fundraised a minimum of $1,000 for cancer research. Adam Smiddy's Dad, David, was there to say a personal thanks, and he also told us to date we'd raised $420,000 for the Mater Foundation and cancer research (thank you again to my sponsors!!).
I tried to settle my nerves chatting to Dave, Mum, Dad, a few other Smiddy participants and crew (Dr Ward, Dr McMeniman, Krista, Brooke, Michelle, Renae, Jim, Kris and Andy – thank you!). It doesn't seem to matter how many events I do, I still feel like vomiting on the start line. This was made worse this year by conditions. Have I told you I hate waves? Like, really, really hate waves? The usual calm waters of the Noosa Main Beach were replaced with choppy conditions as a wind from the Northeast stirred things up. From the beach I strategised that it was okay – once I was at the first sighting buoy things would be better – I'd be out through the break zone and then it would be smooth sailing from there. I was wrong. Perhaps I'll quote some others here…. "It was a washing machine out there", "I don't mind a touch choppy but this was next level", "there were four people using a paddleboard [water safety crew]"… It took me quite a while to get out to the first sighting buoy and sadly the ocean did not get calmer. I found myself struggling – it is an unusual sensation to be swimming over the top of the wave and put your arm in for the next stroke to find nothing but air as you come down the other side. I found it difficult to find any momentum and switched backwards and forwards between freestyle and breaststroke while I searched for sighting buoys. Well before I hit the first turning buoy the next waves of competitors had come through, and after being clobbered more than a few times I decided to start swimming a bit wider of the buoys. I was struggling enough in the ocean without having the added stress of being hit by other competitors. When I finally got out to the turning buoy and we started heading across the waves I was able to find some rhythm and get on with it. Thankfully. Up to that point I admit pulling out crossed my mind. However, I thought about those who would love to be out there but couldn't be, and, as Dory would say, "Just kept swimming". Turning around the next set of marker buoys I wanted to stay well to the left of them. I could see many competitors on the right, but I knew I had to turn right around the final buoy before heading into the beach and I didn't want to have to swim back out around the buoy if I found myself too far inland to make it around. I also knew that being right of the sighting buoys put me closer to the wave break zone – a place I did NOT want to be. Turning around the final buoy was sweet relief. I knew the swim was almost over. I'd drunk a lot more sea water than any other ocean swim I've done. As I made my final approach in the ebb and flow of the waves, I just had to keep kicking. I told myself the harder I kicked the quicker it would be over. I was terrified that I would have a wave crash over my back. I hate not knowing what is coming behind me. I literally prayed "God please just get me into shore alive" … Generally in an open water swim they suggest that you keep swimming until such time as you touch the sand – at that point, the water is shallow enough to get up and going. I ignored this. As soon as I saw competitors standing in the water near me, I put my feet down… turned to see a wave coming and ducked under it (instead of surf it in… because you know… I really hate waves…) Finally, I was relieved to get out of the water. A 42 minute swim which for me which is incredibly average (as a guide, 10 minutes slower than last year). I'm told that the lifeguards were kept busy ferrying people out of the water. Thankfully that wasn't me. Time to run up the beach and just get the rest done… because the first thing I want to do as I get out of the water is stand up and run up the sandy hill… said no-one ever…
Transition from swim exit to bike start is about 500m. It takes the pro's about a minute to get up the beach and on their bikes. I enjoyed a 6 minute transition. I smiled and said hi to all those cheering on "Smiddy" or me specifically, as I shuffled up the beach, across the road and carpark and into the transition area. After I made my cup of tea (that is washed my feet, put my socks, helmet, glasses and then shoes on) I was ready to hit the road. Time to do the best bike leg I've done.
I've got my brothers wheels. Race wheels. They make you go faster (actually literally – they roll really well). I was going to push out my best bike ride to show him that I'm super thankful for these wheels. As I headed out through Tewantin I found myself struggling. "Whaaaat, Jen, you're only about 5km into a 40km cycle. You're going to have to work harder" – I had a little chat to myself. I wondered whether it was the swim that sucked the energy out of me, or whether my training had really been that bad. At about this point a passing participant said "well, at least we'll have a good tail wind on the way back" – relief coursed through me! Perhaps it wasn't all me… there weren't many trees around to look at the direction of the wind, but I was relieved to hear this even suggested. I don't have too much to report about the bike leg after that. I did want to try and hit a new PB on the downhill (which I succeeded at – 72 km/hr). Otherwise it was a pretty average bike leg as well. It was windy and after already being tired from the rough swim, it proved too big a struggle to PB. So as I cruised back into the race precinct, waving to Mum, Dad and Dave, it was time to get ready and head out for the last leg… the run.
Transition from bike to run is normally a lot quicker for me. I saw KJ in transition heading out on the run and wished her well. Another 400m transition, and with the temp now hitting 30 degrees it was starting to warm up, 6 minutes later I hit the run course… oops 😉
As I passed the Smiddy VIP tent I saw the ever encouraging Liz, and as I ran past (because let's face it, you have to run whenever there is support crew or a camera…) I suggested that now it was "Just a 10km run right?" – she cheered me on as I set out. Jacob and Jane weren't too far down the path and I may have whinged about the temperature (sorry about that guys). Not even 1km into the run I was able to see workmate Hamish absolutely hammering it home, and hoped he'd had a good day out (thinking he must have had a semi decent one because he'd started after me and was just about to finish…). Otherwise, it was a pretty constant stream of Smiling for Smiddy team mates heading into the finish of their triathlon… as I was heading out… oh darn. Let's just say I like to get my money's worth when it comes to events. I adopted a run/walk strategy. Probably more walk than run. I took the time to specifically thank the volunteers handing out cups of water, those standing or sitting on the sidelines cheering, and of course tried to find anyone I knew passing me or heading home so that I could cheer for them too (it's an out and back course). There were also plenty of people encouraging me – having my name strapped to the front of me had to be good for something… right? It was a long, hot, 10km. At various points I calculated finish times and after laughing it off, and realising it was going to be my worst yet (yep, even worse than that time I had an ovarian cyst burst but still finished…), made sure I took the time to enjoy it instead. This year Dave, Mum and Dad were out near the middle of the run course – and a great encouragement in what can normally be a desolate space. The heat saw many ambulances and calls for help – though I was not needed to provide assistance at any time this race. As the finish approached I heard Chloe cheer for me. I suggested I may have run out of puff. She suggested I try walking 30 steps, running 30 steps… so I sucked it up, and started to run again. Finally, after a massive 3:58 I crossed the finish line. I wasn't going to put my time there as it is pretty horrendous (though you could look it up if you were that interested). I finished a full 45 minutes slower than last year and took twice as long as the winning female (nice work Ash Gentle!). I finished 55th in my category (out of 63), 1115th of 1247 females, and 3948th out of 4214 participants. As far as race times go, it was a personal worst. HOWEVER, I think I had the best time out there. It was a "rough swim, windy ride and a hot run" and with a PB nowhere in sight, I took the time to just be thankful that I could put one foot in front of the other. My motto on the run was "forwards is forwards" – it doesn't matter how slow or fast.
In the 12 months since I did the Noosa Triathlon last year, I've lost my Uncle to cancer, and had a great mate diagnosed. I've seen others continue to repair the damage cancer has caused, and of course, I've nursed patient after patient with various cancers. This year, this was particularly for you Uncle Brian, Debbie and Chris. You three were on my mind constantly as I participated. You three were why I didn't quit on the swim, and you were why I wanted to raise a bit of coin for cancer research.
So there you have it… the end of my long winded race recap. Cheers to you Noosa for being the toughest swim, ride, run I've ever done…


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This is insanely hypnotising, thank you for this.
legal, gostei bastante, passa sentimento de tranquilidade
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amazing bro!
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