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Paralympic hope Simon eyeing a Swiss success
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Last updated at 12:14, Saturday, 26 May 2012
Wheelchair racer Simon Lawson hopes to tie up a place in the Paralympics next week by setting a new personal best for the marathon in Switzerland.
Simon Lawson
The Maryport ace planned to already have secured a place in the Games this summer but had to miss his chance of posting a fast time in the London Marathon after falling ill ahead of the race.
And instead he watched on TV as British No 1 David Weir, the only man ahead of him in the domestic rankings, bagged his place in the Great Britain team.
You need a time of 1 hour 40 to be eligible for selection and I have done that, Lawson said. If I go 1 hour 35 or quicker I should be okay.
I did 1 hour 36 last year, and if conditions are all right I should be okay on the day.
Switzerland is pretty hilly, but it should be fairly flat as the race is around a lake.
If weather conditions are really bad and everyone has a slow time, they will take in to consideration your position in the race. I think I should be all right for a good time.
The 29-year-old, paralysed 11 years ago when he came off his moto-cross bike during a practice session, had his first wheelchair race in September 2009 and has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the sport. I just did it to keep fit and active at first, he said.
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Cumbrian Paralympics hope Simon Lawson eyeing Swiss success
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Wheelchair racer Simon Lawson hopes to tie up a place in the Paralympics next week by setting a new personal best for the marathon in Switzerland.
Simon Lawson
The Maryport ace planned to already have secured a place in the Games this summer but had to miss his chance of posting a fast time in the London Marathon after falling ill ahead of the race.
And instead he watched on TV as British No 1 David Weir, the only man ahead of him in the domestic rankings, bagged his place in the Great Britain team.
You need a time of 1 hour 40 to be eligible for selection and I have done that, Lawson said. If I go 1 hour 35 or quicker I should be okay.
I did 1 hour 36 last year, and if conditions are all right I should be okay on the day.
Switzerland is pretty hilly, but it should be fairly flat as the race is around a lake.
If weather conditions are really bad and everyone has a slow time, they will take in to consideration your position in the race. I think I should be all right for a good time.
The 29-year-old, paralysed 11 years ago when he came off his moto-cross bike during a practice session, had his first wheelchair race in September 2009 and has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the sport. I just did it to keep fit and active at first, he said.
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Is success worth it?
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Quality time! There is no better way to get it than on a road trip. For me it was a three-hour drive from Lake Worth to Orlando, with my youngest daughter at the wheel of her trusty Honda.
Interstate 95, which can take you from South Miami to as far north as the Canadian border, was wide open, with only a few container giants to watch out for. We stopped for brunch at Cracker Barrel. Their pancakes with warm maple syrup are to die for.
The country-style restaurant has a wonderful surprise-filled little shop. It is pricey but irresistible. After poking around for a pasalubong for our hosts, I found and bought a wooden sign that read: Wherever you go, there you are. They only had one, or I would have bought several to give away to a few choice friends and to hang over my own door as a reminder.
We discussed many things. She told me about her unforgettable high school years at Assumption San Lorenzo, a culture shock for a girl who grew up in public school, USA. We talked about her two daughters. She knows them so well. It made me wonder if I ever knew my own children that closely.
Just when she was getting into my personal business, the lady with an English accent (on our GPS) announced we had arrived at our destination. Our friends met us at their front door.
I remember visiting them many years ago in this same house. My children were very young then and were straining at the bit, eager to get to the land of fantasy called Disney World, 30 minutes away.
Panic-stricken
My days for theme parks have long been over. But I remember the excitement of getting the children there, of lining up for scary rides, of being panic-stricken thinking we had lost one child, and how two days of paying homage to Mickey, Snow White and Peter Pan could put a huge dent on our budget.
That was in the 70s, when entrance was about $4.95 and premium rides cost a dollar. Today I dont know how anyone can afford it. I hear it takes close to a hundred dollars just to enter, whether you get on the rides or not.
This time my visit was unrushed. We sat around and feasted on grapes, cheese and crackers, and stoked our never-ending treasure of old memories. We relived old times with lifetime friends. We pored over old photographs, a 3D wedding album by Bobs Studio, complete with a viewer. And in an old musty box, among love notes and newspapers clippings, we found a letter I wrote in 1954. Talk about flashbacks.
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Taxing strip clubs for rape
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Most parents loathe talking to their kids about the birds and the bees, let alone pubic hair grooming, faked orgasms and water sports but most parents are not legendary sexpert Susie Bright.
Better than talking about these things, she penned an advice column in 2009 with her daughter, Aretha, then 19, for the ladyblog Jezebel. Their answers to questions about everything from porn to Paxil were unflinching but playful, and at times controversial. Now the pair have collected those columns into a new e-book, Mother/Daughter Sex Advice. Together, they read as an irreverent version of Our Bodies, Ourselves for the Internet age. The mother-daughter team also reflect on what the experience of writing the column was like, and it turns out it wasnt as weird as many would think: For the most part, it was just a continuation of conversations they had been having throughout Arethas life.
I spoke with them both by phone about sex-positive parenting, where they draw the TMI line with each other, and their tips for making the sex talk less awkward.
Aretha, this might be an annoying question, because Im sure youve gotten it for most of your life, but: Whats it like having a sexpert for a mom? Aretha: Ive been getting this question since second grade. Kids brought it up in the line at the cafeteria. I remember being way more defensive about it then, because just saying the word sex, it was like a four-letter word.
But now? Its the same answer I always give, which is that it was pretty cool. I was the envy of all of my friends throughout puberty and high school. Its interesting because now that Im college-aged, I can see differences in how kids were brought up and, you know, I can see how my upbringing has affected me.
Did you have friends in high school who desperately wanted to come over and ask your mom for advice? Aretha: I started community college when I was 13, so I had college friends who were in their 20s and late teens, and they felt really comfortable talking to my mom. Sometimes I got really jealous because theyd want to have alone time with her to talk about their relationship problems. With my high school friends, they felt too shy and inhibited. It was more that theyd come to me with a crisis and then Id bring it to my mom.
Were you ever uncomfortable talking to your mom about sex when you were younger? Aretha: No. Never. From age zero to now, I dont think its ever been uncomfortable.
Susie: Theres an important distinction between Do you feel comfortable talking about your personal sex life with your parents? and Do you feel comfortable talking about other peoples sex lives and sex in general, sex in the news and what if sex, where you say, I have a friend All of that were very comfortable with. I think anybody would be shy when you feel like you need a little distance between you and your parents.
Sometimes I talk to kids and they tell me, I have the opposite problem. My parents confide to me as if I was their little friend. For me, that isnt a healthy, sex-positive parental frame any more than being uptight and refusing to let a single word be said about it. Somehow, its the opposite but the same thing. A good parent says, You can talk to me about anything and it can be in general terms. If youve got a physical problem and youre uncomfortable talking, can I help get you to a clinic or a doctor that you would feel comfortable talking to? Dont get all hurt that they dont want to tell you, just help them find someone that they can talk to instead of getting all sulky about it and saying, You have to tell me everything or else I wont help you!
Aretha: I think weve always been sensitive about talking about each others sex lives. Except for when it comes to things that happened earlier in her life. I remember being really curious about how my mom lost her virginity. I could hear that story a million times.
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Yoga as an Olympic sport?
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Some yogis want their "warrior two" to do actual battle, saying they should be able to get their Zen on - in Olympic competition.
It's more than just mind body and spirit, now, a downward dog could one day lead to an Olympic gold.
For Jared McCann, and Amanda Baisinger, their poses aren't just for practice, they're for points.
Both are competitive yoga athletes, two of the best in the country.
"Well basically what it is, you pick a routine that's 7 postures, a 3 minute routine and there's a panel of judges and they judge you on strength, flexibility balance, and grace, McCann said.
"Practicing yoga asana requires athletic ability, concentration, determination, agility, all of the things that are required athletes, Baisinger said.
But making the exercise competitive may seem to go against everything yoga stands for.
"It's just a new concept in the west because yoga and competition are two conflicting ideas, most people don't ... they do their yoga to get away from competing other people, McCann said.
But competitions are gaining more acceptance. There's a big push to make the sport competitive internationally.
"I think it would be awesome to have yoga in the Olympics. I think it would be really fun to watch because some of the yoga postures are really beautiful and difficult to do, Baisinger said.
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Book about yoga by Charlotte Bell supports meditation
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"YOGA FOR MEDIATORS," by Charlotte Bell, Rodmell Press, $14.95, 128 pages (nf)
Charlotte Bells most recent book, Yoga for Meditators, focuses specifically on the physical aspects of practicing meditation.
Asana practice, by its very nature, is about preparing the body for meditation, Bell says in the books introduction. So a book on yoga for meditators may seem redundant.
However, the book offers a collection of poses (asanas) that Bell says I have found to be optimal in addressing the specific physical challenges that arise during meditation.
The 128-page book is packed with useful information. Bells writing style is straightforward and easy to follow.
A brief introduction gives some background on yoga and shares the reasons for writing the book.
In the first of four main sections, Taking a Seat: Steady and Comfortable, Bell describes the physical requirements for practicing effective meditation, ending with a few paragraphs on how intention and action affect the meditators experience.
Section two, Yoga Poses for Sitting Meditation, offers a detailed description of how to assume each pose. Bell summarizes the benefits of each and points out cautions and suggestions for helpful props to get the most benefit from the poses. The illustrations of each pose are helpful.
Some yoga FAQ and sequences for specific purposes, such as for calming agitation, comprise section three, Practicing Yoga.
The last section, Alternate Meditation Postures, shares ideas for meditating while walking, standing or lying down. A list of resources and an index are included.
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