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ACCORDING to dictionary definition, an icon is "one who becomes the object of great attention and devotion; an idol". In Wales, there has been a tendency to idolise its rugby players, placing the likes of 'Golden Era' legends Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies, Barry John, Merv 'the Swerve' Davies, the Pontypool front row and JPR Williams high on a pedestal that most other sporting heroes could only dream of.
Traditionally, rugby union has been synonymous with all things Welsh and even oval-ball players of a more recent vintage, such as Sam Warburton, Shane Williams and Alun Wyn Jones, are venerated and revered by men, women and children alike.
Wales also has a fine tradition of boxers punching above their weight across the globe and glorying in such ring names as the 'Mighty Atom' (Jimmy Wilde), the 'Italian Dragon' (Joe Calzaghe), the 'Welsh Wizard' (Freddie Welsh), the 'Tonypandy Terror' (Tommy Farr), 'Peerless Jim' (Jim Driscoll) and the 'Merthyr Matchstick' (Johnny Owen).
In recent years, football has closed the gap on rugby in the battle for the right to be deemed Wales's national sport, the likes of Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale respected by soccer fans around the world, just as 'Gentle Giant' John Charles was in days gone by.
No list of Welsh sporting icons would ever be complete without the inclusion of top women athletes such as Paralympian great Tanni Grey-Thompson, cycling stars Nicole Cooke and Elinor Barker and Non Evans – so versatile that she has represented Wales at no less than FOUR different sports.
But, such has been the plethora of Welsh sporting achievement down the years that apologies must go out to the likes of rugby greats Ieuan Evans, Dai Morris, Ray Gravell, Jonathan Davies, Phil Bennett, Terry Holmes, Gareth Davies, Jeff Squire, Leigh Halfpenny, Neil Jenkins, Robert Norster (the list goes on and on) and countless others from a wide variety of sports who are not listed here. Wales is proud of ewe all!
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards, CBE (born Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, July 12, 1947) is a former rugby union scrum-half who has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey". In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine, Edwards was declared the greatest player of all time. In 2007, former England captain Will Carling published his list of the '50 Greatest Rugby Players' in The Daily Telegraph, and ranked Edwards the greatest ever, stating; "He was a supreme athlete with supreme skills, the complete package. He played in the 1970s, but, if he played now, he would still be the best. He was outstanding at running, passing, kicking and reading the game. He sits astride the whole of rugby as the ultimate athlete on the pitch". Edwards was prominent in the Welsh national team that was to the fore in European rugby in the '60s and '70s. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Ryan Jones, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Gerald Davies and JPR Williams. In the 2007 New Year Honours, Edwards became a CBE for services to sport. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2015, for services to sport and for charitable services.
Gareth Bale (born Cardiff, July 16, 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team. Renowned for his ball striking from distance, swerving free kicks, and his ability to get past defenders with pace, Bale has received plaudits from his peers, who have described him as a footballer with "tremendous speed, great crossing ability, a great left foot and exceptional physical qualities". In 2011 and 2013, while playing for Tottenham, he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013, he was also named PFA Young Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season. On September 1, 2013, Bale was transferred to Real Madrid for a then-world record transfer fee of €100.8 million, eclipsing the previous record fee of £80 million (€94 million) the club paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. Bale played an integral role in his first season at Real Madrid, helping the club to win the 2013-14 Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, scoring in both finals. The following season, he won the UEFA Super Cup and scored in a third major final to help the club win the FIFA Club World Cup. Two years later, he was a key player in another Champions League run, winning the 2015-16 title and being elected to the UEFA Squad of the Season. In 2016, ESPN ranked Bale 12th on its list of the world's most famous athletes. Bale made his senior international debut for Wales in May 2006, becoming the youngest player at that point to represent the nation. He has since earned over 70 caps and scored 30 international goals, making him Wales' highest scorer of all time. He was the top goal-scorer for Wales in their successful qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2016, scoring seven goals; he subsequently represented his nation in the finals tournament as they reached the semi-finals, scoring three goals. He has been named Welsh Footballer of the Year a record six times.
John Charles, CBE (born Swansea, December 27, 1931; died February 21, 2004), affectionately referred to by fans as the 'Gentle Giant', was a Welsh international footballer who played for Leeds United and Juventus during his 25-year playing career. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain, he was equally adept as a forward or defender due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal. He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. He was never cautioned nor sent off during his entire career, due to his philosophy of never kicking nor intentionally hurting opposing players.
JPR Williams, MBE FRCS (born Bridgend, March 2, 1949) is a former rugby union international who represented Wales during their Golden Era in the 1970s. Playing in the position of fullback, he was noted for his aggressive attacking style. With his long sideburns and socks around his ankles, 'JPR' was an iconic figure on the legendary 1970s Wales team. However, despite playing fullback throughout his international career, his favourite position was flanker, where he played for Tondu RFC at the end of his career. He won three Grand Slams. An orthopaedic surgeon by profession, Williams continued to be involved in rugby after retirement, latterly serving as president of the Bridgend Ravens.
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL (born Cardiff, July 26, 1969), is a British politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer, winner of 11 gold, four silver and one bronze Paralympic medals. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK, having also won 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze). Over her career she held over 30 world records and won the London Marathon wheelchair race six times between 1992 and 2002.
Jimmy Wilde, (born Merthyr Tydfil, May 15, 1892; died March 10, 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer and world boxing champion. Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as "the greatest flyweight boxer ever". Wilde earned various nicknames such as, 'The Mighty Atom', 'Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand' and 'The Tylorstown Terror' due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning as the world's greatest flyweight, Wilde would take on bantamweights and even featherweights, and knock them out. As well as his professional career, Wilde participated in 151 bouts judged as 'newspaper decisions', of these he boxed 70 rounds, won 7 and lost 1, with 143 being declared as 'no decisions'. Wilde has the longest recorded unbeaten streak in boxing history, having gone 104-0.
Ian Rush, MBE (born Flint, October 20, 1961) is a former professional footballer who played for Liverpool from 1980-1987 and 1988-1996 and is the club's all-time leading goal-scorer with 346 goals in all competitions. At international level, Rush made 73 appearances for the Wales national team and remained the record goal-scorer for his country until 2018, with 28 goals between 1980 and 1996.
Colin Jackson, CBE (born Cardiff, February 18, 1967) is a former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, world indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.
Ryan Giggs, OBE (born Cardiff, November 29, 1973) is a football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Wales national team and a co-owner of Salford City. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United. The son of rugby union and Wales international rugby league footballer Danny Wilson, Giggs was born in Cardiff but moved to Manchester at the age of six when his father joined Swinton RLFC. Predominantly a left winger, he made his professional debut in 1991 and spent the next 23 years in the Manchester United first team. Giggs played for the Wales national team 64 times between 1991 and 2007, and was named as captain of the Great Britain team that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. During his time at United, he won 13 Premier League winner's medals, four FA Cup winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals, two UEFA Champions League winner's medals, a FIFA Club World Cup winners medal, an Intercontinental Cup winner's medal, a UEFA Super Cup winner's medal and nine FA Community Shield winner's medals. He was named as BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2009. In addition to the many honours Giggs has received within football, he was appointed an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List for his services to football.
Geraint Thomas, MBE (born Cardiff, May 25, 1986) is a professional racing cyclist, who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Team Sky, Wales and Great Britain. Competing on both track and road, he has won three World Championships, two Olympic gold medals and the 2018 Tour de France. Thomas's early successes were in track cycling, in which he was a specialist in the team pursuit. He won three world championships and was Olympic gold medallist twice, in 2008 and 2012. In cycling's grand tours, Thomas was initially a lead domestique to Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins in their victories. He won the first stage of 2017 Tour de France, an individual time trial, to become the first Welshman to wear the Tour's yellow jersey. He later crashed in that race, as well as the 2017 Giro d'Italia, before winning the 2018 Tour de France, becoming the first Welshman, and the third British cyclist after Wiggins and Froome, to win the Tour.
Joe Calzaghe, CBE (born London, March 23, 1972) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008 and was undefeated WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF super-middleweight and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion. Calzaghe held the WBO title for over 10 years and made 21 successful defences (the most in super-middleweight history) before moving up to light-heavyweight. He was the first boxer to unify three of the four major world titles (WBA, WBC, and WBO) at super-middleweight. He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record, and as a reigning world champion. BoxRec ranked Calzaghe as the best British super-middleweight of all time. Calzaghe was often referred to as the 'Pride of Wales' or the 'Italian Dragon'. In 2007, Calzaghe won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, making him the first Welsh winner of this award since David Broome in 1960. Calzaghe was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.
Steve Robinson, (born Cardiff, December 13, 1968) is a retired professional boxer and former WBO featherweight world title holder. He is best known for working as a storeman in Cardiff, then, with just two days' notice, he accepted the fight against John Davison in 1993 for the vacant WBO featherweight title and won the contest on a points decision. Defending champion Ruben Palacios from Colombia, had been due to defend his title against Davison, but was stripped of his title by the WBO. With only two days to go before the bout, the promoters had to find another opponent to face Davison. Robinson accepted the chance to fight for the WBO crown and won the bout by a points decision against all the odds. He proved a worthy champion with seven successful defences of his title.
Billy Boston, MBE (born Cardiff, August 6, 1934) is a former professional rugby league international who played as a winger or centre. Boston started his career in rugby union before joining Wigan in 1953, where he spent the next 15 years and scored a club-record 478 tries in his 488 appearances. He also represented Great Britain in 31 Test matches, and was part of the team that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.
Non Evans, MBE (born Swansea, June 20, 1974) is a multi-discipline sportswoman who has competed internationally in four different sports – rugby union, judo, weightlifting and freestyle wrestling. Evans made her rugby debut for Wales against Scotland in 1996 and went on to play 87 times for her country, becoming the world all-time leading points-scorer, boosted by a record 64 international tries. She won silver at both the 1992 and 1996 Commonwealth Judo Championships and competed for Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she finished ninth in the under-63kg weightlifting class to became the first woman to compete in two sports at the same Games. In 2010, she placed second in the under-59kg class at the British Wrestling Championships and earned selection for the Welsh team for 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she became the first woman to compete in three sports at the Commonwealth Games. In 2012, Evans was a BBC commentator at the London Olympic weightlifting and wrestling events. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to sport, the first ever female rugby player to receive the award.
Alun Wyn Jones, (born Swansea, September 19, 1985) is captain of the Wales national rugby union team and the Ospreys in the Pro14. He is Wales's most capped lock forward and one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Ryan Jones, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams. He was named as the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship. He has also won nine caps for the British & Irish Lions. Jones played his first rugby for Bonymaen RFC. Having previously represented Wales at under-21 level, he made his Test debut for Wales in June 2006 against Argentina. Originally playing as a blindside flanker, he became a lock/second row. It was as a lock that he featured, and excelled, in Wales' 2007 Six Nations campaign. He was a member of the Wales side that completed the Grand Slam in the 2008 Six Nations. In March 2009 Jones captained Wales against Italy in the Six Nations, becoming the 126th player to be captain of the country. In 2009, Jones was one of 13 Welsh players selected in the squad for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. He scored a try on his debut for the Lions against the Royal XV. He started the first Test and came on as a replacement in the second and third Tests. Jones was selected for the Lions' tour to Australia in 2013 and, due to Sam Warburton's tour-ending injury in the second Test, was selected as captain for the deciding third Test in Sydney, which the Lions won 41-16. Jones played his 100th Test when Wales faced South Africa in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but Wales were knocked out of the competition 23-19, going on to win third place. After captaining Wales in the 2017 Six Nations, Jones was selected for his third British and Irish Lions tour, starting in all three Tests of the series against the All Blacks.
Shane Williams, MBE (born Morriston, February 26, 1977) is a rugby union wing most famous for his long and successful tenure for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. Williams is the record try-scorer for Wales, and is fourth on the international list of leading rugby union Test try-scorers behind Daisuke Ohata, Bryan Habana and David Campese. He is Wales's most capped winger. In 2008, Williams was selected as the World Rugby Player of the Year, then known as the IRB Player of the Year. Since his retirement from international rugby in 2012, Williams has worked as a presenter on S4C's Six Nations rugby programme Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol, and as a pundit. Williams was selected to the Barbarians squad that played Wales in June 2012. It was originally planned to be his last appearance as a player, but he shortly thereafter signed a one-year contract to play in Japan with Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars. Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to rugby. Williams extended his stay in Japan before finally announcing he would be returning home at the end of the 2014-15 Japanese Top League season. In November 2016, Williams was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
Sam Warburton, OBE (born Cardiff, October 5, 1988), is a former international rugby union player. Warburton played for the Cardiff Blues and was first capped for Wales in 2009. He usually played as an openside flanker but was also capable of playing at blindside. In June 2011, he was named as Wales captain versus the Barbarians and subsequently in August 2011 he was named as the Wales captain for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In April 2013, he was named the British Lions' captain for the 2013 tour to Australia and was selected as captain for the 2017 tour to New Zealand. Warburton holds the record for the most Wales caps as captain. In July 2018 he announced his retirement from rugby union.
Gerald Davies, CBE DL (born Llansaint, February 7, 1945) is a former rugby union wing who played for Wales between 1966 and 1978. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams. Davies played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and London Welsh. He captained Cardiff for three seasons in the 1970s, his most famous game for Cardiff probably being a 1977-8 Welsh Cup game against Pontypool when he scored four tries to earn his side a 16–11 win. He made his international debut on December 3, 1966 against Australia in Cardiff, where Wales lost 14-11 – he was to face the Wallabies again in his final appearance for Wales in 1978, this time in Sydney. All in all, he was capped 46 times for his country. He was switched from his original position of centre to the right wing by Wales coach Clive Rowlands on their 1969 tour of Australia and New Zealand, and thereafter played in that position. Davies toured with the British Lions in 1968 and 1971. A superb attacking player, he has been called one of the best wingers rugby has ever seen. Davies is best remembered for his try – one of 20 in 46 Tests – in the 1971 Five Nations match against Scotland. The Scots were leading before Davies scored in the corner in the last minute. Back-rower John Taylor then kicked his famous conversion to steal victory. Invited to join the 1974 Lions Tour of South Africa, he turned the opportunity down on his personal uncomfortable position at the consequences and realities of apartheid. After retiring as a player, Davies became a journalist, writing on rugby matters for The Times. He became chairman of the Wales Youth Agency, and his commitment to youth work earned him a CBE in 2002. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Gwent. In November 2007 he was announced as the manager of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
Barry John, (born Cefneithin, January 6, 1945) is a former rugby union fly-half who played, during the amateur era of the sport, in the 1960s and early 1970s. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC before switching to first-class west Wales team Llanelli RFC in 1964. It was while at Llanelli that John was first selected for the Wales national team, a shock selection as a replacement for David Watkins to face a touring Australian team. In 1967 John left Llanelli RFC for Cardiff RFC and there formed a partnership with Gareth Edwards that became one of the most famous half-back pairings in world rugby. From 1967, John and Edwards made an inseparable partnership with rugby selectors, being chosen to play together at all levels of the sport, for Cardiff, Wales, the Barbarians and in 1968 for the British Lions tour of South Africa. The 1968 Lions tour ended prematurely for John when he suffered a broken collarbone in the first Test against the South African national team. In 1971, the Wales national team entered what is considered their second 'Golden Age', with a team rich in experience and talent. John was part of the team that won the 1971 Five Nations Championship, the first time Wales had achieved a Grand Slam win since 1952. He then cemented his reputation as one of the sport's greatest players with his pivotal role in the British Lions winning tour over New Zealand in 1971. On the 1971 tour, John appeared in all four Tests, playing some of his finest rugby and finishing as the Lions' top Test scorer. John won 25 caps for Wales and five for the British Lions. Possessing excellent balance to his running, along with precision kicking, made him one of the great players of the modern era. He retired from rugby at the age of 27, as Wales's highest points-scorer.
Graham Price, MBE (born Moascar, Egypt, November 24, 1951) is a former rugby union prop forward, who was a member of the famous Pontypool RFC front row known as the 'Viet Gwent'. He won 41 caps for Wales and a record 12 for the British and Irish Lions. Born in Egypt, Price was brought up in Pontypool and started playing for the local team after leaving school. Alongside Bobby Windsor and Charlie Faulkner, the tight-head prop became part of the legendary front row immortalised in song by Max Boyce. He made his debut for Wales in the 1975 Five Nations Championship against France at the Parc des Princes in Paris. When the ball was hacked forward to within 10 feet of the French line following a Welsh counter-attack, Price showed a remarkable turn of speed to catch the ball as it bounced and ran it in for a celebrated try. Wales won by 25-10, their biggest victory over the French since 1909, and the try was subsequently voted the fourth best try ever by a Welsh player. Grand Slams followed for the Wales team in 1976 and 1978. Price played as a prop in a record 12 successive Tests for the British and Irish Lions, touring New Zealand in 1977. He returned from injury for the South Africa tour in 1980 and made his final international appearances in the New Zealand Lions tour of 1983 at the age of 31. His record of 12 appearances for a prop for the British and Irish Lions is not expected to be broken.
Mervyn Davies, OBE (born Swansea, December 9, 1946; died March 15, 2012), often known as 'Merv the Swerve', was a rugby union No 8 who won 38 caps for Wales. Davies joined London Welsh in 1968, later moving to Swansea. He won his first cap for Wales in 1969 against Scotland, going on to play 38 consecutive matches for Wales and scoring two tries. During this period Wales won two Grand Slams and three Triple Crowns. He went on the British and Irish Lions tours to New Zealand in 1971 and to South Africa in 1974, playing in eight Tests. In a total of 46 international appearances for Wales and the Lions he only ended on the losing side nine times. Tall and slight of frame, he grew a Mexican moustache to make himself appear more aggressive on the rugby field. His career was ended by a subarachnoid hemorrhage suffered when captaining Swansea against Pontypool in 1976. He was a patient in the University Hospital of Wales for several months, and received goodwill messages from all over the world. In a poll of Welsh rugby fans in 2002, Davies was voted both Greatest Ever Welsh Captain and Greatest Ever Welsh No 8. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Tony Lewis, CBE (born Swansea, July 6, 1938) is a former England cricket captain and later a renowned journalist who went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage in the 1990s, and president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He made his first-class cricket debut in 1955 at the age of 17, playing for Glamorgan against Leicestershire in the County Championship while still at Neath Grammar School. He was also chosen as a first violinist by the National Youth Orchestra of Wales in the same year. He captained Cambridge in his final season there in 1962, when in all matches he made 2188 runs at 40.51, with five centuries. He captained Glamorgan from 1967 to 1972, taking the county to its second championship in 1969, when Glamorgan went through the season undefeated. He was the last man to captain England on his Test debut. He led England on a gruelling five-month tour in 1972/73 to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Despite having no Test match experience, Lewis scored 70 not out in his debut Test in Delhi, which guided England to their first victory on the Indian subcontinent for more than two decades. England lost the next two Tests, but Lewis went on to score his maiden Test hundred (125) in Kanpur. He went on to captain England a total of eight times, achieving England's first Test victory in India since 1951, losing twice and drawing five times. Lewis was asked by the selectors to make himself available to lead the 1973–74 tour of West Indies but declined in order to take up opportunities in writing and broadcasting. Lewis, however, remains the only Glamorgan player to captain England and the only one to lead England on a major Test tour. Lewis also played rugby union for Neath and Gloucester before winning a Blue for Cambridge in The Varsity Match in 1959. In 1975 he was appointed Cricket and Rugby correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph. He was a founding member of the Sports Council for Wales in 1968 and put in long service to Glamorgan County Cricket Club as chairman, followed later as president and trustee. His broadcasting extended from Test Match Special to the anchorman of all of BBC television's coverage of cricket from 1986 to 1999. After long service to cricket at Lord's – committee work from 1967 to 2011 – he created, and chaired for five years, the MCC World Cricket Committee, from 2006 to 2011. Lewis turned his high profile in cricket and broadcasting to the benefit of his home country, making an important contribution to Welsh golf ambitions by leading the successful Wales Ryder Cup Bid (2010). His sporting contribution continued as captain of Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 2012. Lewis served eight years as chairman of the Wales Tourist Board and was chairman of the Welsh National Opera Company. He was also a founding Trustee of the Wales Millennium Centre. He led the research into the Television Review System (DRS); with his predecessor he secured a two-thirds majority of 18,000 MCC members to win Women's admittance into full MCC membership. Lewis led the research and development of the use of the pink cricket ball cricket ball for day-night Test cricket in order to arrest declines in attendances. He was awarded the CBE for services to cricket, broadcasting and Wales, in the 2004 New Year Honours.
Wilfred Wooller, (born Rhos-on-Sea, November 20, 1912; died March 10, 1997) was a cricketer, rugby union player, cricket administrator and journalist. He was acclaimed as one of the greatest all-round sportsmen that Wales has ever produced. He captained Glamorgan CCC for 14 years, was secretary for 30 and president for six. Wooller won 18 international rugby union caps for Wales and represented Cardiff RFC at club level. In 1935, he was inspirational in the Welsh victory over the All Blacks. He was a Cambridge Blue in 1935 and 1936. Wooller was appointed captain-secretary of Glamorgan in 1947 and led them to an unexpected County Championship triumph in 1948. He served as a Test selector from 1955 to 1961. Wooller played for Cardiff City FC, once scoring a hat-trick at centre-forward. Wooller also represented Wales at squash racquets and the Cardiff Athletic Club at bowls.
Elinor Barker, MBE (born Cardiff, September 7, 1994) is a racing cyclist, who currently rides on the track for Welsh Cycling and Great Britain. Barker is an Olympic, two-time world and four-time European champion in the team pursuit, as well as a world champion in the points race and scratch race. Barker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
Nicole Cooke, MBE (born Swansea, April 13, 1983) is a former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion., After setting her heart on winning the Olympics at the age of 11, Nicole won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and followed this up with gold at the world championship road race six weeks later, becoming the first rider in history to win Olympic and World Championship road race in the same year. Other highlights in a career that spanned 13 years include riding in the yellow jersey over the mythical mountains of the Tour de France en route to two Tour victories, gold at the Commonwealth Games road race and conquering the Spring Classics with victories in the Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallone and Tour of Flanders, and winning the World Cup Series.
Richard Meade, OBE (born Chepstow, December 4, 1938; died January 8, 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian Olympian. He was a triple Olympic gold medallist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title. He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982.
John Toshack, MBE (born Cardiff, March 22, 1949) is a former professional footballer. He began his playing career as a teenager with his home-town club Cardiff City, becoming the youngest player to make an appearance for the side when he made his debut in 1965. After establishing himself in the first-team, he went on to make over 200 appearances and scored 100 goals in all competitions after forming a striking partnership with Brian Clark. In 1970, he joined First Division side Liverpool, where he formed a noted forward partnership with Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway that helped the club to win two league titles, the UEFA Cup on two occasions, the FA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. He joined Swansea City as player-manager in March 1978 and led the club to three promotions in four seasons, elevating them from the Fourth Division to the First Division in a feat that led former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly to describe him as the "manager of the century". During his career, he scored over 150 goals in the Football League in more than 350 appearances and also represented Wales at international level, winning 40 caps and scoring 13 goals. He later embarked on a managerial career abroad, taking charge of Spanish side Real Sociedad, winning the Copa del Rey in 1987. Two years later, he was appointed manager of Real Madrid and led them to a fifth consecutive La Liga title with a record total of points and goals scored. In 1994, he was appointed part-time manager of Wales alongside his job at Sociedad but resigned from the role after just 47 days having been in charge for one match. In 2004, he was appointed as manager of Wales for a second time and remained with the side for six years, presiding over three ultimately unsuccessful qualifying campaigns.
Ian Woosnam, OBE (born Oswestry, March 2, 1958) is a professional golfer, Ryder Cup player and former US Masters champion. 'Woosie' was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. He turned professional in 1976 and first played the European Tour in 1979. Woosnam spent his early years on Tour driving around the continent in a camper van, living on a diet of baked beans to save money. After three modest seasons, his career took off in 1982 when he won the Swiss Open and came eighth on the Order of Merit (prize money list). By 1987 he was top of the money list with global tournament earnings of £1,062,662. Woosnam reached the top of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1991, eventually spending a total of 50 weeks as World Number 1. In the same year, he won the Masters; the first person representing Wales to ever win a Major championship. In 2001, at the age of 43, Woosnam became the oldest player to win the World Match Play Championship when he beat Pádraig Harrington 2 & 1 in the final. Woosnam was a member of eight consecutive European Ryder Cup teams from 1983 to 1997, accumulating an overall record of 14 wins, 12 losses and five halves in 31 matches. He was a vice captain for the 2002 European team and was elected as captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup, leading Europe to victory over the U.S. 18½-9½ at the K Club, County Kildare, Ireland. Woosnam won three BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Lynn Davies CBE (born Nantymoel, May 20, 1942) is a former track and field athlete from the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club, who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event, earning himself the nickname 'Lynn the Leap') with a jump of 8.07 metres. He finished ninth in 1968, having been flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres and 4×100 metres. He was 18th in the long jump at the 1972 Olympics. Outside the Olympics, he was the 1966 European champion in the long jump and was the silver medallist three years later. He was also twice the Commonwealth Games champion, having won titles in 1966 and 1970 (becoming the first man to win that title two times). Davies was twice a winner of the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year award, taking the honour in 1964 and 1966. After retiring from competitions in 1973 he became technical director of Canadian athletics until 1976 and later prepared the British team to the Moscow Olympics. During the 1990s, he was a member of BBC Cymru/Wales' sports department. Davies was created a CBE in 2006, having previously received an MBE in 1967. He was elected to serve as President of the UK Athletics Members Council.
Ray Reardon, MBE (born Tredegar, October 8, 1932) is a retired snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships, and is remembered as one of the best players of the 20th Century. Despite being a genial figure, his dark widow's peak and sharp-toothed grin earned him the nickname 'Dracula'. Reardon holds the record of being the oldest world champion in snooker history, winning his sixth and final world title in 1978, aged 45 years and 203 days. This passed the previous record of Joe Davis who won his last title in 1946 aged 45 years and 33 days.
Paul Radmilovic, (born Cardiff, March 5, 1886; died September 29, 1968) was a Welsh water polo player and competitive swimmer of Croatian and Irish origin who represented Great Britain at four Summer Olympics, winning four titles in a 22-year Olympic career. He won four gold medals across three successive Olympic Games, a record which stood for a Great Britain Olympic athlete until broken by Sir Steve Redgrave when he won his fifth gold medal at Sydney in 2000. In 1928, Radmilovic became the first person to compete for Britain at five Olympic Games, a record that would remain until surpassed by fencer Bill Hoskyns in 1976.
Mark Hughes, OBE (born Wrexham, November 1, 1963) is a football manager and former player, who was most recently manager of Premier League club Southampton. During his playing career he was most noted for two spells at Manchester United, but he also played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers. He also made 72 appearances for Wales scoring 16 goals. He retired from playing in 2002.
Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Roll of Honour
1990: Billy Boston (Rugby League), David Broome (Equestrian), Lynn Davies (Athletics), Jim Driscoll (Boxing), Ken Jones (Rugby Union), Sir Harry Llewellyn (Equestrian), Billy Meredith (Association Football), Sheila Morrow (Hockey), Jack Petersen (Boxing), Kirsty Wade (Athletics)
1991: Jack Anthony (Horse Racing), Cliff Jones (Rugby Union), Cliff Morgan (Rugby Union), Dai Rees (Golf)
1992: Gerald Davies (Rugby Union), Tanni Grey-Thompson (Para Athletics), George Latham (Association Football), Ray Reardon (Snooker), Irene Steer (Swimming), Jim Sullivan (Rugby League), Eddie Thomas (Boxing), Jimmy Wilde (Boxing)
1993: John Charles (Association Football), Paulo Radmilovic (Water Polo)
1994: Valerie Davies (Swimming), Maurice Turnbull (Cricket), Freddie Welsh (Boxing), J.P.R. Williams (Rugby Union)
1995: Jim Alford (Athletics), Ivor Allchurch (Association Football), Hugh Edwards (Rowing), Fulke Walwyn (Equestrian)
1996: Janet Ackland (Bowls), Richard Meade (Equestrian), Howard Winstone (Boxing)
1997: Tommy Farr (Boxing), Trevor Ford (Association Football), Chris Hallam (Para Athletics), Fred Keenor (Association Football), Bleddyn Williams (Rugby Union)
1998: Johnnie Clay (Cricket), John Disley (Athletics), Gareth Edwards (Rugby Union), Cliff Jones (Association Football), Lewis Jones (Rugby Union/League), Geoff Lewis (Horse Racing), Jimmy Michael (Cycling), Jimmy Murphy (Association Football), Vicki Thomas (Golf), Freddie Williams (Speedway)
1999: Horace Blew (Association Football), Ann Ellis (Hockey), Carwyn James (Rugby Union), Barry John (Rugby Union)
Colin Jones (Boxing)
2000: Sir Charles Evans (Mountaineering), Teresa John (Para Athletics), Jonathan Jones (Powerboating), Gus Risman (Rugby League), Dick Rees (Equestrian), David Watkins (Rugby Union/League)
2001: Ronnie Burgess (Association Football), Mervyn Davies (Rugby Union), Nancy Evans (Table Tennis), Roy Evans (Table Tennis), Ian Rush (Association Football), David Winters (Para Athletics), Martyn Woodroffe (Swimming)
2002: Audrey Bates (Squash/Lacrosse), Mal Evans (Bowls), Steve Jones (Athletics), Gwyn Nicholls (Rugby Union), Berwyn Price (Athletics), Dave Thomas (Golf)
2003: Jonathan Davies (Rugby Union/League), Willie Davies (Rugby League/Union), John Dawes (Rugby Union), Mark Hughes (Association Football), Nick Whitehead (Athletics)
2004: Trevor Foster (Rugby League), Terry Griffiths (Snooker), Bryn Jones (Association Football), Tony Lewis (Cricket), Ivor Powell (Association Football), Arthur Whitford (Gymnastics)
2005: John Gwilliam (Rugby Union), Colin Jackson (Athletics), Tom Richards (Athletics), Steve Robinson (Boxing), John Toshack (Association Football)
2006: Brian Huggett (Golf), Don Shepherd (Cricket), Jack Matthews (Rugby Union), Alf Sherwood (Association Football), Allan Watkins (Cricket)
2007: Arthur Gould (Rugby Union), Helen Weston (Netball), Phil Bennett (Rugby Union), Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
2008: Billy Trew (Rugby Union)
2009: J.J. Williams (Rugby Union), David Roberts (Para Swimming), Clive Sullivan (Rugby League)
2010: Ian Woosnam (Golf), Alan Petherbridge (Judo), Jack Kelsey (Association Football)
2011 (no new entries)
2012: Bryn Meredith (Rugby Union), Non Evans (Judo/Rugby Union/Wrestling/Weightlifting), Albert Gladstone (Rowing), Cecil Griffiths (Athletics), David Jacobs (Athletics), John Ainsworth-Davis (Athletics)
2013: Nicole Cooke (Cycling), John Harris (Para Athletics), Ron Jones (Athletics), David Morgan (Weightlifting), Clive Rowlands (Rugby Union)
2014: David Davies (Swimming), Bob Morgan (Diving), Denis Reardon (Boxing), John Burns (Weightlifting), Clive Thomas (Association Football), Reg Thomas (Athletics)
2015: Jeff Jones (Cricket), Simon Jones (Cricket), Wilf Wooller (Cricket/Rugby Union), Steve Barry (Athletics), Frankie Jones (Gymnastics)
2016: Tom James (Rowing), Alan Jones (Cricket), Neville Southall (Association Football), Gary Speed (Association Football)
2017: Christian Malcolm (Athletics), Graham Price (Rugby Union), Peter Walker (Cricket), Terry Yorath (Association Football)
2018: Roy Francis (Rugby League), Becky James (Cycling), Lynne Thomas (Cricket/Hockey), Kelly Morgan (Badminton), Jayne Ludlow (Association Football)
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it was first opened by leopold and josefine hawelka, in the 1939. however, quite soon it had to be closed, due to the outbreak of world war II, and it did not reopen until the fall 1945. soon after its reopening, the café became a meeting point for various viennese writers and critics.
later on it became one of the tourist spots in town, but its charm remained until the present day. as soon as you enter, you will notice its shabby style; old & used furniture, vintage wallpaper, curtains are particularly old-school, and also there is some weird art. on the other hand, as the representative of viennese coffee culture, it is a place where time and space are consumed, but you have to pay only the coffee. the newspaper are equipped with wooden holder sticks, the coffee comes served with the glass of tap water and your coffee table would have a marble tabletop.
oh, and you shouldn't ask for the menu! actually, i don't think it exists to begin with. waiters will tell you the whole story, but if you ask me, it's quite safe to order the grosser brauner (or large coffee with milk) and the apfelstrudel (or apple strudel). ours was just too good.


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So, Bout of Books is over. This is my wrap-up post – you can also take a look at my starting goals, as well as my daily reading progress for this read-a-thon. You can also visit the Bout of Books official site.
So, how did I do?
- I finished 2 books & 1 novella
- I also started reading 1 book and 1 novella
- I read a total of 841 pages
- My best reading day was 206 pages
I did well, although I did not quite meet my goal of 1080 pages read. I had planned on finishing Clockwork Angel by Cassanda Clare, but ended up getting only halfway through. On Thursday it looked like I would get all my reading done, but then on Friday I only ended up reading 50 pages – on Friday morning I only watched other people's Bout of Books videos, and later in the day I went to the city with my sister, and we hanged out for seven hours! I had fun, though.
Overall, I think I did pretty well in the read-a-thon – I finished one of my High Fantasy Challenge books, and got started on the book I should really return to my friend soon. Underneath is the list of everything I read. All the cover images link to GoodReads.
The Sworn Sword (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #2), by George R.R. Martin
Blood Oranges (Siobhan Quinn #1) by Kathleen Tierney
The Last Wish (Witcher #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassanda Clare
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Every Sunday night we do a meal and church service for the homeless in downtown Minneapolis.
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And as I was sitting there listening to his message tears filled my eyes. He shared on how Jesus didn't minister to the Pharisees, he sat with the lepers, the most broken of them all, and said "I want YOU. Even in your most ugly moment, I want you and I will heal you." I couldn't help but think about our lost kids.
I looked around the room and there were 50 homeless, hopeless, precious souls, most of them high or drunk that got to hear this message that they are never too lost to be found. Many were crying. Many came up for prayer after the service. But no matter how "high" they were, I have no doubt they ALL heard the message and felt a stirring in their hearts.
I don't know where your loved one is sleeping tonight, but my prayer is that they are somewhere like we were last night. That it's possible that they will be sitting in a homeless shelter or at a dinner and they too, will hear someone say "you are not too broken to be fully loved, fully accepted and fully healed by the one who created you."
Or maybe YOU are the one who is lost. Please know that you are never, ever too broken or too lost to be found.
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"The ICT industry offers tremendous benefits: more resource and cost-efficient businesses that are less harmful to the environment, improvements in services with significant societal benefits and new sources of economic growth," says Luis Neves, the GeSI Chairman.
Back in 2008, GeSI launched the first report of the SMART series, the SMART2020, followed by SMARTer2020 in 2012. Now in 2015, the #SMARTer2030 report has been launched with the aim to extend our horizon to 2030 and to look at ICT-enabled sustainability from a holistic point of view.
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People are relative newcomers on Mauritius. Thanks to the island's isolated location in the Indian Ocean, nature had the opportunity to evolve in a unique manner. The most famous example is the dodo bird, which welcomed Dutch explorers in 1598. The goofy giant suffered a well-known fate: within only 7 decades the species had been completely wiped out.
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- The capable hands of Christine and Patricia eliminate pieces of leaf or petiole which may still remain.
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Patrick tastes all vats everyday in order to define extraction work of the skin composites.
After a maceration of 15 to 21 days, we press skins.
Vintage is about to born…
White wines are ageing on sediment of wine and we regularly stirs the lees...
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A leading law firm in North Wales are looking for an experienced Civil Litigation Solicitor to join the busy team in Rhyl due to continued expansion.
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Miami-Dade County
Q & A table | Candidates and the issues
What are the top three challenges facing the county?
What's the solution to the crisis facing Jackson Health System?
Should some departments, such as the airport or seaport, be run as authorities independent of the county?
Do you support the strong-mayor form of government?
Should county commissioners have term limits of eight years?
What is your view on moving the Urban Development Boundary?
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Establishing more financial accountability in county government, creating jobs, easing traffic congestion.Change the governance model and re-evaluate how care is provided at the hospital. Yes, they will do better in authorities because they won't to give in to politics. YesYesThe UDB should not be moved; we need to make a commitment to preserve agriculture in Miami-Dade County.Roosevelt Bradley
Former Miami-Dade Transit DirectorCreate jobs, restore public trust, improve quality of lifeOperate it as a public, private partnership, emphasizing the private aspect.Oversight should be by people who are elected.YesYesAt this time we should not move the UDB line.Luther "Luke" Campbell
Music entrepreneur and former 2 Live Crew front-man
Strengthen the economy, change government so it's working for the people and not the well connected, improve government efficiency.Change the governance structure so all responsibility is vested in one group, rather than current system where both the hospital board and the county commission oversee the hospital.We resort to authorities because we have lost faith in our government; I hope we don't have to do that.Yes YesThe UDB should stay where it is.Jose "Pepe" Cancio
Chief executive, Supermix and former Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Reduce the budget deficit, reduce size of government, streamline the process for obtaining permits.There is no simple answer; it has taken years of mismanagement to get to where we are. We should look at a public-private solution. Yes, we should look at operating the airport and seaport as independent authorities. The county commission is ill-equipped to handle such vast complexities.YesYesIt should he handled on a case by case basis, but there is no need to move the UDB any further.
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Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner, former Miami city manager and fire chief
Reduce taxes, reform county government, stimulate job creation.Jackson is in dire need of strong and decisive action; the hospital leadership needs the ability to react swiftly to issues. I would consider a change in governance. No, I do not believe they need to be run as independent authorities.No, I oppose the strong mayor system.Yes, I am committed to getting this on the ballot for voters to consider. Each application should be considered on a case by case basis, but I am opposed to moving the UDB.
Economist, author, entrepreneur
Job growth, improve commerce, correct government spending inefficiencies.We must cut costs, but to do that, we must improve productivity in healthcare delivery, which will lead to profits. Selling it should also be considered. No, I don't think the county should give up control.YesYesEach application should be considered on a case by case basis.Jeffrey Lampert
Lieutenant, Miami-Dade County Fire and Rescue Department
Close the budget deficit, fix the transit department, spur the local economy.Remove the county commission as an overseer of the hospital, put in hospital professionals on an oversight board, and reevaluate the relationship with University of Miami and Florida International UniversityYes, they should. The county has time and again demonstrated an inability to manage the airport and seaport. YesYesCompletely against moving the UDB.Eddie Lewis
Retired law enforcement officer
Create jobs, restore respect from politicians, reduce taxes.Cut administration; and commissioners don't need to be involved in hospital oversight.Yes, they should.YesYesThe boundary cannot be moved if it interferes with the Everglades or ecology of the county.Marcelo Llorente
Attorney and former state representative, 2002-10
Growing jobs and economic opportunities, restoring fiscal discipline, ending corruption.The governance and operational structure of Jackson must be overhauled.All options should be evaluated.YesYesI do not support moving the UDB.Gabrielle Redfern
Condominium management consultant
Improve government management, remake the public transit system, heal the wounds of mistrust with governmentWe must live within our means and we may need to sell Jackson's North and South hospitals, and focus on the main hospital.Yes, but maybe authority members should be elected.Yes, but I support any form of government that voters want. YesI do not support moving the UDB.
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Mayor of Hialeah
Reforming the county charter to restore the public's trust, reining in the county budget, restructuring the county government for greater efficiency.We must act swiftly and transparently; that includes an overhaul of hospital governance and cutting costs, while exploring options like a public-private partnership.No, voters have spoken loudly in favor of a strong mayor who will ensure all government departments are run efficiently. YesYesApplications to move the UDB should be considered on a case by case basis.


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Integration of public-private actors and development of institutional capabilities for LEDThe main purpose of this component is to integrate the different actors in the territory around a shared, long-term sustainable development vision. In this respect, one of the key outputs of this project is the development of a public-private management (PPM) structure/institution that combines stakeholders from public, private and community-based organizations to define priorities, develop programs, and attract multiple financial and technical resources.
Activities under this Component
Training activities
Building Capacity
Creation of an organization to implement and direct LED in the region
Creation and Operation of sectoral subcommittees
LED project exchange Trips
Expected results of this component will be: 80 representatives from public and private institutions have participated in LED training workshops, at least 12 projects have been submitted for consideration to public and private institutions and donors; an autonomous LED entity (PPM) in the Southwest peninsula is operating implementing at least 70% of the LED initiatives outlined in the strategic plan.
Development of new or expanded business activities in key non-energy sectors in the regionThe activities under this component are designed to strengthen the performance of existing enterprises and facilitate the start-up of new businesses focusing on, but not limited to, sectors that have been prioritized by local actors during design consultations. Priority will be given to "green" businesses, that is, enterprises that are making a productive and sustainable use of natural resources and assets, or that are minimizing any negative impact on the environment through their operations. Some of the identified sectors are: tourism, agriculture, and fishing. The project will assist in the development of new businesses and the expansion of existing ones by providing technical support for market identification and development, business plans, and access to credit.
Activities under this Component
Training and Business Development support for Quality and Specialty products
Facilitation of MSME access to finance
Identifying and supporting entrepreneurs in new markets and emerging business opportunities
Competition Mechanism for promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship
Business Incubator Mechanism
Branding and Promotional activities for regional products and services
Supporting and Identification and attraction of investment opportunities for the region
Expected results of this component will be: SMEs in the region have expanded services or products offered after receiving business development support/training,have gained access to credit, and have developed innovative initiatives. 5 products linked with the prioritized sectors have been positioned under a regional branding strategy; 5 expressions of interest from key investors and government agencies who had participated in 2 seminars to promote investment opportunities in the southwest peninsula; and 20 new businesses have been created.
Support for human capital development and employment prospects of youth in the regionThe objective of this component is to introduce new approaches to enhance educational attainment, employability, social skills, and academic results of youth (with a focus on youth that have been traditionally marginalized or that can be considered at risk) in the Southwest peninsula.
Activities under this Component
Implement a sports and development programme (AGanar)
Support youth leadership activities, platform and networks in the region
Expected results of this component will be: 200 youth have actively participated in the sport and development program of which 60% have transitioned to further education, job insertion or self-employment. Furthermore, 75% of youth that have participated in the sport program have expressed improvement in personal development and motivation.
Creation and transfer of knowledge, results and best practices on LED in regions with extractive industries to key interest groupsThe objective of this component is to facilitate and support the transfer of knowledge on the application of LED programs from the present program to other regions with extractive industry operations.
Activities under this Component
Development of LED materials and documents
Case studies of the southwestern peninsula LED initiative
LED teaching materials
Workshops and Seminars on LED targeting key stakeholders
Regional Caribbean conference on LED and extractive industries
Development of multimedia materials and project website
Engaging other regional corporations/boroughs in LED initiatives in Trinidad and Tobago
Expected results of this component will be the following: a case study and two published papers on project experience and learning, project website, LED guide targeted towards regions dominated by extractive industries; LED teaching materials to be used within the curriculum of the University of the West Indies, and the national adoption of the EITI standards has taken into consideration the experience of the present project, particularly in terms of economic diversification and SME inclusion.


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One of four prestigious Sydney venues operated by the highly regarded Navarra Group, Curzon Hall features Victorian Italianate style colonnades, semi-circular arches and sandstone parapets. A 100-year-old hand-cut stone flanks the ornate entry halls with majestically detailed cathedral ceilings and marble fireplaces imbuing this 19th-century castle with an old world romance that is sure to captivate your guests. Built in 1899 by Harry Curzon Smith as a gift to his wife, Isabella, the building was later home to the Vincentian Fathers where it was sold and converted to a function centre. The property boasts a range of opulently appointed ballrooms brimming with sophistication and charm. The seven pillar-less ballrooms can accommodate between 30 – 450 seated guests and include a range of stunning features; wrap around terraces, garden views, sweeping staircases, ornate chandeliers and polished parquetry dance floors. Three enchanting gardens here featuring professional landscaping and water features also make this the ideal locations for romantic garden functions.
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Searching for the ideal conditions can be a constant battle for climbers in the southeast; more so when those prime winter months have come and gone. Despite the sometimes unpredictable weather in North Carolina's high country, Grandmother Mountain can be a refuge for those in search of cool temps as the rest of the state warms. Located a short distance from the popular tourist destination Grandfather Mountain, Grandmother Mountain is home to nothing more than a cell phone tower and some of the best bouldering in North Carolina. These boulders, along with other smaller areas spread out along highway 221, are close to the town of Linville, NC.
For most of the bouldering in North Carolina, you park, walk a short distance and find yourself at boulders. Grandmother is no different. You wander down a trail that doubles as a creek at times, surrounded by tall trees and dense rhododendron bushes. You'll find that shade is in abundance even on the sunniest days. Further shelter can be found under one grandmother's classic roof problems like Might Mouse or Raw Meat.
The problems can be somewhat cryptic here. Easy, moderate or hard, the dynamic nature of the problems will challenge your ability. 'Boone Beta', as some know it, often comes down to this: Here are the only holds, here's how you do it. Even slight variations don't often work. Coupled with the less-than-ideal climbing temperatures, spring and late summer sends can be a fun challenge. Even the warm ups can may need to be learned. Climbing through nice big holds on the Decepticon boulder, casually stretching as you reach each hold, will soon leave you hanging at a slopey lip that will make you think, 'Am I still on the warm up?'. That feeling tends to be common on these boulders; you'll be left thinking 'I've just gotta cruise this top out' only to find out its another problem in itself.
There's something special about sneaking in these out-of-season bouldering sessions. It's kind of like you're getting away with doing something you shouldn't be doing. With the low expectations of off-season bouldering and the extended daylight, you can often find a sense of freedom to search out lesser-climbed problems you haven't tried or even seen. While this all may be a way for the southeast boulder to cope with the fact that it's hot, it's also like climbing with a weight vest. But once the good conditions come and you pull off the weight of the summer heat, those hard problems won't feel so hard.
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Organic! Pasta with Turkey Sausage and Brussels SproutsJuly 11, 2017 | Meeshie Nguyen
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Gosh! It has been a while since my last recipe blog post but I have a great dish for the summer! This Pasta with Turkey Sausage & Brussels Sprouts is made with mostly ORGANIC ingredients (it would have … Read More
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Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry that grows every year — right along with a large majority of the population's waistlines. Something is wrong with that, wouldn't you say?
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That time my son rediscovered crafts/
So far in his relationship with crafts, Sonshine has regarded them with a range of emotions. On one end of the Posture Toward Doing Crafts spectrum was a feeling of Ambivalence as demonstrated by a screwing up of the side of his mouth and a shrug, "Like, do you think we can actually go eat a Nutty Bar instead of doing this craft?" On the other end of the spectrum is something I would characterize as Existential Angst, like, "What is a craft and why does it benefit me, you, the community-at-large, if I glue this googley-eye to this popsicle stick and then wait for it to dry, subsequently discarding it as waste in the days to come?" This range has been replaced with one that includes a much warmer zone, a climate where temperatures might even reach Craft Ecstasy?
I know. It's been a confusing time for me, too.
It started when Sonshine started
begging nagging harassing asking me for a white T-shirt. He didn't specify a reason. A small ask by any measure, and although I am sure he wasn't envisioning the woman's JJill white XL T-shirt when he requisitioned the plain white T, he seemed pleased as punch when we scored it for a whole two moneys at Boomerangs thrift store over spring break. Achievement level unlocked!
When we got home and he started asking me for the paints, however, this is when I started to take his temperature, and just asked casually if I could see his dental records. WHO THIS.
The boy set about to decorate the official t-shirt of the Vera Bradley luggage-toting mom with some verbiage that is not completely familiar to me. It would appear, given the primitive YouTube graphic rendering on the back, that the T-shirt is basically an homage to all of the YouTube stars du jour who know Things about Minecraft. I mean, I get it. I wore a Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl" tour shirt for a minute. I know what it is to wear your fandom on your literal sleeve.
In the meantime, the boychild also produced a puppet that, I would assume was pulled from the Upside Down, but is, once again, some kind of homage to a YouTuber du jour.
I don't know what your alarm clock sounded like yesterday, but I'd be interested to know if you've ever been roused from sleep with: MOM CAN YOU PUT THIS ON TWITTER LIKE RIGHT NOW I NEED TO SHOW THIS TO PIXELDIP AND SEE IF HE WILL GIVE ME A SHOUTOUT MOM MOM MOM TWITTERRRRR.
So I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious.
Back to the t-shirt, though. Upon completion of this t-shirt craft involving puff paint (like this was the year 19 freaking 91), Sonshine launched his campaign to get said apparel washed, dried, and wearable so that at 600 hours this morning, he was all-systems go.
"I just hope the kids at school aren't distracted."
Yeah, I mean. I don't see why they would look twice at a kid who appears to have shoplifted from JJill and then gotten dressed in the ballpit at McDonald's Playland.
Craft on, players.


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When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, "Would you like to get well?" (John 5:6)
Jesus didn't ask this guy, "Do you have the faith to be healed?" This man wasn't even thinking in those terms. This guy was locked in on only one kind of miracle.
"Do you want to be healed?" (John 5:6 ESV)
It's interesting that Jesus doesn't debate this man's methodology. He doesn't belittle this guy's belief in what may just be a superstitious system.
Jesus just matter-of-factly asks him, "Would you like to get well? Do you really want to be healed?"
There are 183 or so questions contained in the Gospels, depending on the translation. And, on the surface, this question can seem ridiculous. Of course, this man wants to be healed! That's why he's been showing up at this pool for the last 38 years.
But years ago one man nailed it when he wrote: "Nothing is more desirable than to be released from your pain and affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to have to give up your crutch." (James Baldwin, Reader's Digest, 1/83)
This guy's entire life revolved around being a victim.
For 38 years family, friends and strangers have cared for him. I think this guy had started living in a state that social scientists call, "learned helplessness". In other words, he had developed a deep-seated belief that what he did wouldn't really make a difference anyway. So he had just given up. That's evident by the way he responded to Jesus' question.
"Would you like to get well? Do you really want to be healed?"
"I can't, sir," the sick man said… (John 5:7)
I know a lot of human beings that live in a state of "learned helplessness." They don't believe they're capable of change. They don't believe their situation can change. They've given up on the thought that the power of God can bring change, or that a miracle from God is actually possible.
Some of you are in a situation right now where your back is pinned against the wall.
You are feeling pressure and stress.
You are in the middle of suffering and pain.
You've practically given up on the notion that things can change.
But Jesus is crashing your story with this question:
"Would you like to get well? Do you want to be healed?"
Do you remember a character from Winnie the Pooh who lived in a state of "learned helplessness"? This character always felt hopeless and helpless? That's right. His name was Eeyore.
He's the quintessential pessimist. Do you remember one of Eeyore's favorite expressions?
"Why bother?"
That's the way some of you feel. I believe that's the state this man had reached. 38 years of superstition had failed him! 38 years of dead religion had failed him! 38 years of showing up had failed him!
But then one day GRACE and TRUTH HIMSELF — JESUS — came crashing into this guy's life and asked him, "Would you like to get well? Do you really want to be healed?"
The guy looked at Jesus with his Eeyore answer, "Why bother? I can't. Nobody's here to put me into the pool."
I love the fact that this guy's authenticity doesn't fluster Jesus. It doesn't cause Jesus to hit the panic button. Jesus doesn't say to himself, "Uh oh, God. I think we've got an impossible one here. Guess he'll just have to suffer."
That's not how Jesus responded!
Remember, Jesus was a man who was regularly "MOVED WITH COMPASSION"! So, instead of rejecting this man, Jesus spoke POWER of this man's WEAKNESS. He spoke GRACE over this man's REJECTION. He spoke HOPE over this man's HOPELESSNESS and "learned helplessness."
Every moment in this man's life has been leading up to this moment!
Unknown to himself, this man has been on a collision course with the reckless love and amazing grace of God!
One MOMENT can change everything!
One EXPERIENCE with Jesus can change everything!
One ENCOUNTER with the PRESENCE of God, the POWER of the Holy Spirit, the RECKLESS LOVE of Jesus, and, the EXTRAVAGANT GRACE of God can change everything!
One WORD from GOD can change your life!


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Principles Agency wins regional National Trust account
Following an eight-way competitive pitch, National Trust Yorkshire and the North East has awarded its 2012 advertising account to Principles Agency. The integrated account will incorporate creative, advertising, media, digital and social media activity that will generate and drive visitor traffic to its regional properties that attract around 1.5 million visitors each year.
Eve Crook, marketing consultant for National Trust, said: "With the UK continuing to follow the staycation trend, at the Trust, we need to achieve even greater standout in such a competitive domestic tourism market. In fact, in the current climate people are increasingly taking more day trips than as many overnight stays, making our places even more attractive. Yorkshire and the North East offer areas of outstanding beauty and fabulous family days out. 2012 will be a particularly momentous year with the forthcoming Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics, so we look forward to celebrating with our new visitors and valued members.
"Principles Agency offers a fully integrated capability under one roof, coupled with a creative, results-driven approach, which is particularly appealing. The agency presented a range of cost-effective media options within its proposition, considering all potential visitor touch points. The team has a real grasp of our objectives and understands the spirit and ethos of what the National Trust offers."
The programme of marketing activity will kick in around March and will primarily target families and adult visitors to the many properties across Yorkshire and the North East, including Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Nostell Priory, Cragside and Wallington, amongst others.
Chris Goodwin, managing director for Principles Agency, said: "We are delighted to win the National Trust account and look forward to developing its customer engagement programme for Yorkshire and the North East. Our 2012 campaigns will aim to encourage online and face-to-face customer interaction with the National Trust, and showcase Yorkshire and the North East as a highly attractive destination. We will deliver results-focused campaigns that will demonstrate a real return on investment."


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|January 19th, 2018, 09:23 PM
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Marathon in July?
I'm trying to arrange one race per month leading up to Duluth in September. With the demise of Barbary Coast, I've lost my only local race and I have a hole in my schedule for July.
I'm wary of the injury risk at Chicago. Ottawa has high travel costs and it's 30 laps of a 1.4Km loop.
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|January 19th, 2018, 09:38 PM
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The latest Chicago course was lots better than it had been in the past because they got rid of the long out & back on the self-destucting road. But we still have Tar Snake Alley.
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|January 20th, 2018, 05:49 AM
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The Laval IM near Montreal is July 8. I did it last year and had an axel come loose early on as the pavement was really rough. Checking the website, I see they changed the course, probably to the best pavement. I realize now this must be the 1.4km loop you mis-located to the west With Skate of the Union moving to late June, I am not aware of any great options for an IM in July. The yearly calendar options are dwindling over-all....
EDIT: I see the 2018 races post is where Laval was "moved" from Montreal to Ottawa. Not that long ago, Canada had three awesome courses and well attended IMs, a half IM, a 24 hour relay, and Defi (128km). Laval is a shell of the Montreal IM and Defi has basically become the Outlaw A2A (the year A2A was cancelled). The 24 hour relay is still awesome, but it seems like they are fighting harder each year to get a date from the track owners. P.S. I like to kid that I am the US record holder for the Defi (4:49) - a record that seems unlikely to be broken due to lack of US participation.
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