Vees Ironing Vendetta

[becbec]

Any deal with Japan to allow whaling would have to be very attractive to get New Zealand support, says Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has repeated his threat to take Japan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if a diplomatic solution is not reached.

Talks in the United States over the weekend of International Whaling Commission nations failed to agree on a compromise proposal.

Australia wants whaling to be phased out in five years but New Zealand is among those seeking a compromise.

The proposal under negotiation would allow Japan, Norway and Iceland to openly hunt whales despite a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, but aim to reduce the total catch over the next 10 years. Japan currently uses a loophole to kill whales saying it is for scientific research.

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said New Zealand had given into extreme pressure from Japan.

"This Government should figure out who it represents, the people of New Zealand or the people of Japan," Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson said.

Mr McCully said the Government wanted whaling in the Southern Ocean eliminated and he thought the best way of getting substantial reductions was through the diplomatic process.

"There is no mandate for the New Zealanders who are participating in the discussion to do any deal whatsoever. The only mandate they have is to see if they can find a diplomatic solution that the New Zealand Government and then the New Zealand people can consider," he told Radio New Zealand this morning.

"If there is a suggestion of a diplomatic solution we will obviously tell New Zealanders what's on the table and seek their views. If it's something that's worth thinking about it will involve some difficult decisions because it would involve obviously accepting a reduced amount of whaling for a period of time rather than an immediate elimination that's always been the nature of that discussion."

The reduction would have to be significant, he said.

New Zealand International Whaling Commission (IWC) representative Sir Geoffrey Palmer told RNZ New Zealand and Australia had the same aims and it would be "enormous progress" to remove the scientific whaling loophole.

The compromise would bring scientific whaling under the control of the IWC, requiring Japan to submit DNA samples and other data to the 88-nation body.

Norway and Iceland defy the moratorium on commercial whaling altogether by lodging objections to the international decision, a practice that would be banned under the compromise.

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Sir Geoffrey said all diplomatic processes needed to be explored before going to the ICJ.

"It's a very uncertain prospect that the case has, and if it was lost I think the chances of making progress in the future would be very limited indeed. It's quite possible that the International Whaling Commission could break up altogether.

"We are particularly interested in New Zealand in saving the International Whaling Commission because we thinking that's the best way of saving whales."

Australian Green Party leader Bob Brown said both Australia and New Zealand needed to act immediately and take Japan to the ICJ.

Mr Brown said it looked like both countries would cave in and agree to some form of commercial whaling against the wishes of the people.

"The whaling ought to be injuncted," he told RNZ.

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[teamfatboy]

I agree with you - I think being anti-whaling is, like being nuclear-free, one of those things that should be non-negotiable.

[runveerun]

WOOHOO It's Fridee!

Medium day today, feeling a bit fried now :grin:

Le 5am training with screaming squat man, I'm glad I had my ipod on. I took it off to put it in my bag to go home and nearly fell over with fright, screaming squat man was a little scary considering he was squatting 60kg he was screaming alot :shock: BUt the squat rack was pleased to be used as a squat rack and not a curling rack.

Squat:

25kg x5

30kg x5

35kg x5

40kg x5

42.5kg x5

Bench:

22.5kg x5

25kg x5

27.5kg x5

30kg x5

35kg x 3 (errrr fried by this point oops :oops: )

Prone row:

20kg x5

22.5kg x5

25kg x5

27.5kg x5

30kg x5

Misc

Squat stretch <3

[teamfatboy]

I hope that was two 60 kg dumbbells Screaming Squat Man was using... I'd be ashamed to hold my head up if I were making a racket with that amount for a back-squat!

Nice work, Vee - and TGIF !

[ThePman]

Le 5am training with screaming squat man, I'm glad I had my ipod on. I took it off to put it in my bag to go home and nearly fell over with fright, screaming squat man was a little scary considering he was squatting 60kg he was screaming alot :shock:

Oh he made the trip down from Auckland did he?

[runveerun]

I hope that was two 60 kg dumbbells Screaming Squat Man was using... I'd be ashamed to hold my head up if I were making a racket with that amount for a back-squat!

Nice work, Vee - and TGIF !

No it was a BB loaded with x4 10kg plates, he looked like he weighed about 80kg :roll:

Oh he made the trip down from Auckland did he?

You can keep him Pman! I will have to do the volume booster on my ipod again!!

[Gym rat]

What is the squat stretch?

[drizzt]

What is the squat stretch?

It's this:

Chest forward, knees out & curled toes. The Squat stretch increases hip flexibility.

[ThePman]

Oh yeah, Dan John's thing. That's a good one, I use that and his goblet squat idea to help break people in.

[runveerun]

Squat stretch rocks, it has improved my hip flexibilty I'm sure!

[Gym rat]

Thanks for that I will have try that on Wednesday after I finsh training quads.

[runveerun]

Thanks for that I will have try that on Wednesday after I finsh training quads.

If you practice it everyday for as long as you can it helps your squat. :nod:

[rose]

Haro? I'm looking for some training :shock: all I found was dust on the windowsill :snooty:

[becbec]

Haro? I'm looking for some training :shock: all I found was dust on the windowsill :snooty:

My facebook stalking skills tell me that Vee is taking a mental health week :-s

[Specter]

Haro? I'm looking for some training :shock: all I found was dust on the windowsill :snooty:

My facebook stalking skills tell me that Vee is taking a mental health week :-s

Maybe she needed to do some weeding :smoke: :pfft:

[runveerun]

Haro? I'm looking for some training :shock: all I found was dust on the windowsill :snooty:

My facebook stalking skills tell me that Vee is taking a mental health week :-s

Maybe she needed to do some weeding :smoke: :pfft:

I'M KNACKERED guys, it's from work, not training! I haven't trained since Fridee and I'm not going to until the weekend I figured I haven't taken anytime off for errmm A LONG time and I know I'll be better for it, just too tired and run down :-(

I'll be back better and stronger than everer!! :pfft: :grin:

Thanks for the concern though!!

[runveerun]

Oooo and just for laughs LM FINALLY sent me my key-tag to get into the gym with today. Except I finished my membership with them 2 months ago is that just really BAD service or what? They told me it would take 2 weeks to arrive LOL! I made the RIGHT decision!

[becbec]

Oooo and just for laughs LM FINALLY sent me my key-tag to get into the gym with today. Except I finished my membership with them 2 months ago is that just really BAD service or what? They told me it would take 2 weeks to arrive LOL! I made the RIGHT decision!

I joined almost 4 weeks ago and haven't got mine :evil:

[ThePman]

lol

[teamfatboy]

Way to go, Vee... rest does a body good..... you'll come back refreshed... and ready to do ALL the iron-ing (and the dusting, cough cough :grin: )

[bigdogbob]

Yep...rest is indeed good!!!!!!

Bet you'll lift bigger too when you're back at it!!!

[runveerun]

Oooo and just for laughs LM FINALLY sent me my key-tag to get into the gym with today. Except I finished my membership with them 2 months ago is that just really BAD service or what? They told me it would take 2 weeks to arrive LOL! I made the RIGHT decision!

I joined almost 4 weeks ago and haven't got mine :evil:

You can have mine! You may be waiting some time, I transferred down here in December so that'll be 3 months waiting for it!

lol

indeed!

Way to go, Vee... rest does a body good..... you'll come back refreshed... and ready to do ALL the iron-ing (and the dusting, cough cough :grin: )

hee hee!

Yep...rest is indeed good!!!!!!

:grin:

Bet you'll lift bigger too when you're back at it!!!

[runveerun]

So I'm back into it again, having had 5 days off, missing only 1x heavy session. I think a combination of work, staying late working weekends arguing with students! and getting into my 5x5 just knackered me. I thought I would wait till Le weekend to get back into it but I feel awful-er not going to Le gym and I want to get back into my 5x5!!

I can't believe already my 'light' day is what used to be a normal heavyish day :shock:

Squat:

20kg x5

25kg x5

30kg x5

35kg x5

40kg x5

Bench:

20kg x5

22.5kg x5

25kg x5

30kg x5

32.5kg x5

Pullups: (underhand)

x4

x5

x5

x4

x3

Attempted a WG after that just to amuse the other gym goer errrr didn't happen at all I was left just dangling running in mid air :pfft:

Squat stretch, still practicing

I will incorporate some GPP in between tooooooooooooo

[rose]

Yay, The Frocktor is back into the groove :jive: Just tell me where to find the students at lunchtime Miss and I'll be on it :pfft:

[runveerun]

Yay, The Frocktor is back into the groove :jive: Just tell me where to find the students at lunchtime Miss and I'll be on it :pfft:

I'll bring them by your work for a 'field trip' hee hee :pfft:

Fight club FTW!