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October 2016 Issue 374

We salute our Paralympians!

New Zealand’s team won 9 GOLD, 5 SILVER, 7 BRONZE P.3

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We Salute Our Paralympians!

Paralympian Passion and Pride by Lorna Allan

How did the New Zealand team Many of these young people talked about their desire perform at the Paralympic Games? to have the Paralympics publicised as much as the regular games.

And there did seem to be more publicity this time The biggest obstacle we all face when pursuing around, more than ever before. success is the demon in our mind that dismisses our chances and counts us out before we start. I’m a Kiwi and I couldn't be prouder, or more in awe, of the achievement of these amazing young people. If you are really determined to succeed, I don’t know much about the athletes from other countries but I admire them all. in any field, can you be stopped? Whether or not they won medals, I think they have

won their own personal gold by just getting to Rio, Paralympians have overcome more doubts than most although no one competes without wanting to win. people ever face, in any endeavour. New Zealand's team came first in the world on the list And it may be easy to dismiss the achievements of of medals won per million of population. paralympians because 'They only compete against They finished with 21 medals: other disabled people.' 9 GOLD, 5 SILVER, 7 BRONZE Nonetheless, most of us would not attempt— able-bodied— the things they have done disabled. The team exceeded its pre-Games target. You may have physical disabilities, other disabilities or How can we not admire such focus in a team of none, but stories about anyone who shows courage, achievers? fortitude, commitment and tenacity have the potential to inspire us. (That’s why they are on page one. BM) Here are some stories about a Paralympic athletes have trained hard, sometimes several times a day, for the last four years or more, few of the Kiwi athletes in the to reach the qualifying standard for the games. team:

That is commitment beyond the usual. Their dedication is to be greatly admired. Liam Malone was born with fibular hemimelia (congenital absence of the fibula bone) in both legs. They hold on to their goals with fortitude, driven by a South African Olympian had this desire to achieve for themselves — and for their condition too. countries — but also to inspire others, to show them When he was 18 months old. Liam's legs were they too can reach goals. amputated below the knee ...

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Today ... after receiving blades through crowd In Rio, Holly was selected to be flag bearer at the funding, supported by New Zealand residents, he has opening ceremony, and later won the silver medal in become known as New Zealand's Blade Runner. the women's javelin.

Liam achieved gold medals in the men's 200 and 400 Her best throw was a personal best: 41.22 metres. metres, and a silver medal in the . When asked how he felt about his achievements he New Zealand Paralympic team said: chef de mission Ben Lucas said Robinson was an inspirational “Oh I just go out there and give it my best, putting role model. one leg in front of the other ... FAST!” "Not only does she give it Liam recounted how, after losing his mother to an everything she has on the field, illness, he had gone to Australia to 'get away'. He took but she goes above and beyond to partying and drinking, as many do who are drifting. in her local community as well. But one day he recalled some words his mother had As an ambassador for para-sport, said: “One day you will be in the Paralympics.” she is simply outstanding. Add to that, all going well, Holly is on track to be one of New Zealand's stand-out performers during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games."

And she was. Silver medal!

William Stedman, from Christchurch, at 16, was the youngest New Zealand 2016 paralympian. William has cerebral palsy. He got serious about athletics after being inspired while on holiday in London during the 2012 Paralympics. William sprints. Fast. Liam realised his lifestyle wasn’t working for him. He returned to New Zealand from Australia with a goal to become a Paralympian.

Now he is. Two golds and one silver!

Holly Robinson was born with a congenital limb reduction; her left arm ended just below the elbow.

She began para-athletics aged seven, first representing New Zealand at age 12.

She has also coached, wanting to 'give back' to her sport. She managed Otago's team in the Halberg Junior In the 800 metres he overtook half the field over the Disability Games. last quarter, achieving a personal best time — and the bronze medal. The 2016 Paralympics weren't her first. Holly also represented New Zealand in London in 2012. He also won bronze in the 400 metre final.

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Cameron has a quadruple limb deficiency and began was accidentally run over by a swimming at age eleven, internationally since 2008. lawnmower; both her legs were severely damaged. His second interest is in wheelchair rugby. As a result of the accident, her left leg was amputated For more details and video, look at this link. below the knee, and her right leg was terribly scarred. Cameron's view: "Back when I first started, you

weren't really compared on a level playing field, whereas now my achievements are ranked beside able-bodied counterparts , which shows the credibility Paralympic sports are getting. “We don't do it for a pat on the back. We're not doing it for participation at all. It’s about winning."

Despite this setback she became a competitive swimmer and has represented New Zealand at three Summer Paralympic Games. She has won nine gold and six silver medals. Five of these were won at Rio.

She won the 100 metre backstroke, 100 metre butterfly and 200 metre individual medley (in world record time). Sophie also won silver in the 50 and 100 metre freestyle races. Her 50 metre medal is the 200th won by New Zealand at Paralympic Games. Cameron went to Rio ranked first in the world for his event, having won gold medals in both Beijing and London. He was unstoppable in the 150 metre individual medley final, again winning gold, and posting his third world record time.

With fifteen paralympic medals (nine of them are gold medals), she overtakes Eve Rimmer's eight gold medals in a total of fourteen; Sophie Pascoe is New Zealand's most successful Paralympian.

Cameron Leslie is a swimmer.

In Conclusion ... Similar stories could have been written about ALL the athletes at the Paralympics. And while the Paralympics is a rich source of inspiration, achievers in any field can be used as examples of what can be done, with sufficient desire. Be inspired by these medal-winning athletes. Go out and find your own gold. 

This article previously appeared in Excellence Magazine. Writer Lorna Allan is a New Zealand Landscape Artist. You can see her work here: http://lornaallan.vc.net.nz/

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just read are wrought entirely of students: one-syllable words. What can you say to a boy who has left Rants & Raves In setting myself this task, I did not feel home? You can say he has done wrong, but NZ Herald has a daily dose of especially cabined, cribbed or confined. he does not care. He has left home so he In fact, the structure helped me focus on will not have to deal with what you say. these R&Rs. It’s a game we all the power of the message I was trying to He wants to go as far as he can. He will do play. put across. what he wants to do. “That’s a shot in the arm for the One study shows 20 words account This boy does not want to be forced to go home team.” The commentator for 25 percent of all spoken English to church, to comb his hair, or to be on means a fillip, a helping hand, words, and all 20 are monosyllabic. time. A good time for this boy does not lie in a zesty boost. But does the In order of frequency used they are: your reach, for what you have he does not I, you, the, a, to, is, it, that, of, and, in, what, want. He dreams of ripped jeans, shirts commentator know the term he, this, have, do, she, not, on, and they. with no starch, and old socks. derives from what heroin addicts Other studies indicate the 50 most So now this boy is on a bus to a place he do when they give themselves a common words in written English consist dreams of, a place with no rules. This boy dope fix. of a single syllable. now walks a strange street, his long hair Not a good choice of phrase. For centuries our finest poets and blown back by the wind. He wears no coat orators have recognised and employed or tie, just jeans and an old shirt. He hates “Why not buy this product?” the power of small words to make a your world, and he has left it. Elizabeth Barrett Browning said, straight point between two minds. - Charles Shaffer ‘Let me count the ways.’ Many of our proverbs punch home their You too can tap into the vitality and ‘Why not’ is the negative twin vigour of compact expression. Take a of ‘Don’t forget’. Our subconscious points with pithy monosyllables: “Where suggestion from the Highways brain absorbs these negatives as and spoil there's a will, there's a way”; “A stitch in Department. At the boundaries of your speech and prose place a sign that reads: single words, the exact opposite of time saves nine”; “SpareGet the the idea? rod  what we intended to convey. the child”; “A bird in the hand is worth “Caution: Small Words At Work.” twoNew in Zealand the bush.” Institute of Business Studies ◊ P O Box 282288 Auckland 2147 N.Z. P a g e | 10 Telephone: 0800 80 1994 ◊ www.nzibs.co.nz ◊ Email: [email protected]

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crazy stories start Photographer, Backpacker Board, Auckland. Take travelling photos with a small team. Learn on the job. There were some dramatic floods in

Australia in 2011. Some pigs were General Reporter, Māori Television, swept away … Reporter Daniel Auckland. Report daily, present live in Burdon interviewed pig farmer Sid studio, file online and live from the Everingham about it. He asked how field. Bilingual applicants only. Full time. Closes 14 Oct. many pigs were lost in the flood.

Sid replied "Thirty sows and pigs." Content Writer, Trinity Mirror Plc, That's a significant stock loss, so Cambridge, UK. Deliver commercial Daniel phoned through his COPY to packages for print and online. Full the Bulletin news desk. time. Closes 21 Oct.

The story got printed as … Trainee Multimedia Journalist, Trinity "more than 30,000 pigs were Have a go! ☺ Mirror Plc, Cambridge, UK. Research

floating down the Dawson river." For details of all competitions, click the and write original news content for

links and join in. Entry is free! The Cambridge News. Full time. When you say the words aloud Winners’ names are posted on the Closes 27 Oct. "Thirty sows and pigs" you can Student Forum after the competitions understand how the error occurred. are judged at month’s end. If the closing date has passed, ask whether the position was filled.

This is why a human proofreader See the competitions here: You could still be considered for it. with mature nous will question the http://nzibs.org/forums/forumdispla

veracity and feasibility of the story. y.php?f=11 Trainee Reporter, Packet Newspapers, Falmouth, UK. Write We know a software spellchecker has no brain, no nous and no worldly Photography competitions: for digital and print versions of the Packet Newspapers, South West experience to call upon. http://nzibs.org/forums/forumdispla y.php?f=4 Farmer and Smallholder magazine.

Full time. Closes 21 Oct.

Web Writing Student, Gisborne 2017 Commonwealth District Council, Gisborne. Research historical events, write and upload Short Story Competition content to the council website. The 2017 Commonwealth Short Contract/temp. Closes 10 Oct. Story Competition is now open for entries. Corporate Solutions Coach, Dale

Carnegie Training, Auckland. Coach Closing date is 1 Nov 2016. groups of business people to learn The judges seek the best English by doing. Contract/temp. unpublished short fiction. (Length 2,000-5,000 words) Photographer, Beyond Recruitment, Auckland. Shoot and edit location Entry is free. Top prize is $5000. and product stills. Full time.

http://www.commonwealthwriters.org Closes 7 Oct.

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Reporter, Fairfax Media, Auckland.

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Lifestyle Editor, Fairfax Media, Melbourne, AU. Commission and http://www.photocontestinsider.com/ sub-edit Home & Lifestyle daily content. Full time. Closes 11 Oct. Among them all, there will be at Long live human proofreaders. least ONE for you. Enter it.

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The air was thick with the The Widow’s Tale “Good job, you get those bastards!” he’d bellow. poison’s pungent aroma. It dizzied by J. Chris Lawrence In time, I became the only me, turning my guts. My instincts Reproduced for educational purposes. remaining survivor. I thought called me to my window, to my

perhaps I was special. pestilential web, but I knew there urs was a curious love. With each pest I fed upon there would be no returning; the noxious He would come every day, came his lovely smile; and I was stench was reminder enough of O spending his time working growing, as was my web. Molting what dour fate awaited me there. on what I heard him call his and aging, I admired my long, Thrice my luck had saved me. “Classic Chevy”; a gargantuan darkening legs. I would lavish in I was alive, and free to make my beast of rust and steel, he spoke their lithe grace and power as I fell leave. But as I lay in the dank to it like a female. upon the prey, my fangs injecting shadow of the mower, I thought And I was always his lucky one. a spray of my own. I was safe and hard about where I should go. A young spider, fresh on her web. rich in my little corner. I knew from my window that I watched each evening as he One day, as the last of the amber outside was a vast, frightening shuffled through the door, killing leaves outside danced adrift on land of light and cold. I would have any he found. The tragedy was that frigid winds, I caught sight of a to traverse that to find another none of us had any way of knowing rather beautiful change. warm, dark home. Yet I could not before we made our nest. It was a leave yet. I did not understand his game of chance, and I just actions! I desired closure. happened to weave mine safely out Resigned to my decision, I of the way between a window pane abandoned my safety, crawling and a shelf in a corner. along the cluttered floor into the Nevertheless, even the more mouth of danger. It was upon the discreet of us would suffer the fate open hood of his Chevy that I eventually. If he was not in any settled, waiting long through the such of a rush and caught sight of night for him to come again. us along the wayside he would My dull orange markings had And he did. He opened the door stop, glaring closely into our eyes. finally grown into a vibrant, with a choke, waving his hand Then came the spray. piercing crimson! Such a rich through the dusty air. Perhaps his I watched how they writhed and contrast against the fresh, deep spray is not so good for him either, twitched as the sickly sweet fumes obsidian of my body. I knew he I thought as I watched him walk infected the air. They would try to would come as he always did, and past my abandoned web, uttering wash it off, but I suspect that only I was eager and proud to show a pleased grunt. made it worse. him my pretty new form. He shuffled his way toward his It was a slow, painful death, and That evening, I lay on my web, Chevy, closer and closer to me. when it occurred each of us simply upside down, pleased with myself. I watched as he pulled a tool from stared on. In our hearts, we knew Yet as he entered, he turned to me his work table and, with a cough, our time would come as well. with eyes wide, and my heart sank bent over the engine below me. It had been a rather fruitful night as that precious smile turned to Calm and stoic, I gazed down when he finally came my way, his sneer. upon the dark curls of his hair, the massive eyes glistening mere “You’re a Widow?” he growled. pale pink nape of his neck. I felt inches from my body. But there My skin tingled as instinct surged quite the mixture of emotions. would be no spray. He simply a warning through my body. Perhaps I should have hated him. stared as I wrapped and twisted a Suddenly, he was upon me, spray I wanted to! But I admit I felt a fly, binding it like the other I had in hand. I felt I should go, but I certain love for him as well. managed to already catch. hesitated. I had to be sure. I wanted to be bigger than hate, “Good job,” echoed his voice. The murder in his eyes was all I better than that. Perhaps I would I wasn’t sure what he meant at needed to see. never understand his sudden rage, first. Yet days passed and still the He raised the can and I ran; my but I did not want to leave. spray did not come. web crystallised with beads of So I chose to forgive. The following night I caught dripping poison. But he did not Sliding silently along my silk, I another, while the next, luck stop. He pursued me as I went, descended, my legs outstretched. served me with three. I had grown spraying a long swath in my wake. I knew I would need to leave, and rich with food, the only web I dropped hard to the cold floor, soon, but as my dark limbs fell cluttered with them, and as my ducking under what he called a gently upon his soft flesh, I collection expanded, he would lawn mower. wanted to give him one final kiss come by, his massive face Then he finally gave up. goodbye. spreading into a grin, showing Frightened, I waited for his noise to fall silent. Then I waited longer. “Yeeeooowww!”  large, pale teeth.

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