17.08.2008

Um discurso há tempos consagrado é que a profissionalização é fundamental para o sucesso no esporte, seja em que modalidade for. Não são poucas as ocasiões em que atletas, treinadores e dirigentes de clubes e federações costumam lustrar suas declarações em entrevistas, artigos e palestras de motivação generosamente remuneradas com exaltação ao profissionalismo. Na maioria das vezes não passa de discurso vazio.

A eliminação de Larissa e Ana Paula do torneio olímpico de vôlei de praia é a mais recente demonstração que a distância entre o discurso e a prática é tão grande quanto os milhares de quilômetros que separam Brasil e China. Leia a íntegra

nosso país acaba de conquistar mais um título internacional. Larissa Ramos, vencedora do Beleza Brasil 2009, concurso que elege a representante do país no Miss Terra, venceu o concurso internacional realizado dia 22 de novembro em Manila, Filipinas. no Beleza Brasil, Larissa representou o estado do Amazonas e concorreu com outras 26 candidatas sendo coroada Miss Brasil Terra. com isso, o Brasil passa a ser o único país a vencer duas vezes o Miss Terra. a primeira vez em 2004 com Priscilla Meirelles. o curioso nesse fato é que tanto Priscilla quanto Larissa são do mesmo estado, ambas amazonenses. o Miss Terra existe desde 2001, estando desde então entre os quatro principais concursos de beleza internacionais, juntamente com o Miss Universo, Miss Mundo e Miss Internacional. parabéns para a Larissa e também para o nosso país.

“Master!” Mikal screamed. He dropped to his knees beside Captain Colonomos. As he reached for her hands, Captain Hummel blocked another attack from the same oni-like beast that had attacked her.

Floros growled in exasperation. She took up a position on Mikal’s other side. “Can you help her?” she shouted.

Mikal was already looking her over, but I didn’t have time to spare to see what exactly he was doing or to guess if he would be successful. I blocked an attack from a spider, striking its abdomen with the blunt end of my staff.

At the same moment that the spider let out a shriek of pain, I heard a cry of anguish. I spun around, just in time to see Colonomos’s body dissolve in a shower of light. Mikal clutched her empty, bloody gown to his chest. I froze for a moment.

“Eisa!”

Someone shoved me to one side and I stumbled and spun back to face the attackers. Muller shot me a grimace. “We’ll protect the women and Mikal. Get after Lady Astraea!”

I nodded once. “Be careful,” I said. I hesitated just long enough to see Muller’s nod of assent. Then I ran towards the place where Lady Astraea’s kidnappers had disappeared. I leapt over the head of Captain Hummel, as he knelt beside Mikal.

Mikal was sobbing and tears of sympathy welled in my eyes. I blinked them away and pushed myself harder. Dimitriou and Colonomos had died trying to protect Lady Astraea. I’d be fated to come back as a slug if I would let their deaths be in vain!

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hello yall.

i’m really glad that the whole bunch of us signed up or youth camp together! despite our busy schedules, we all make time to invest into the lives of the younger ones. i thought i’d just post the packing list for you all since some of us do not attend youth ablaze:

TO BRING LIST
4 sets of clothes (incl.LSBC youth shirt to be worn on day2, no FBT shorts allowed)
Undergarments
Toiletries
Towel
Cup (or you can just use a waterbottle)
Sleeping Bag
Sports shoes
Slippers
EZ link card (min.$10 value)
Bible (whats a youth camp without a bible! there’ll be many sessions where we can all learn from)
Stationary
Notebook
Jacket/Sweater (if you need)

report at 8am on 27 Nov.
p.s.registration closes at 9am, so *ahem* its up to you what time to arrive!
i’ll be from the night before (:

break camp at 1500, 29 Nov.

have blessed week dudes and dudettes!
remember to keep the uni kids in prayer.

counting down in 5days..

The pair was fairly evenly matched. Back and forth they went. Iona knocked Captain Hummel off his feet, and then he knocked her down. She knocked him down a second time and he retaliated and got her off her feet. It came down to who would outlast the other. Whoever went down next would lose the competition.

Captain Hummel looked pale. It was clear that the strain of the battle was wearing on him. He was panting loudly enough that we could hear him even from our seats. Iona growled and shoved him back. He rolled backwards, but dragged her along with him. When the came to a stop, he was on top of Iona, straddling her. He blinked at her for a moment and then looked up at Phoebe.

“Um… who won?” he asked, his voice weak and breathy.

Phoebe blinked for a moment. “I don’t believe something like this has ever happened before,” she admitted. She turned and looked up at Commander Larissa and Lady Astraea. “Commander. My lady,” she said. “What say you? Who is the victor of the wrestling competition?”

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