Steve Goodwin

Salvation Collection 1

2011-11-29T17:21:00.001+10:00

The first video I put together for the Salvation Blog made up of past posts.

Salvation and Faith Collection 1 from Salvation
Salvation On Facebook
Salvation Website

Licensed for use in this video
Music - Our Only Hope by Joel Jupp

Genesis

2011-11-29T17:03:00.001+10:00

My first Christian based video production. Genesis A moving slide show set to Gensis 1 from the Bible (NIV).

Creating my first Mountain Bike Video

2010-07-18T09:50:00.000+10:00

I recently purcahsed a Go Pro HD video camera for use with my Mountain Bike. I decided I would start making a couple of videos here and there using it, recoding some of my rides.

This is the first one I have put together. It's fairly simple as I wanted to test what was possible with recording, certain angles etc. Now that I have the basics down I'll work on some more exciting, more interesting videos where I ride.

It takes quite a while to put together as I do all the recording and riding. It requires a lot of starting an stopping, getting on and off the bike, position the camera, ride back to a start point, ride past the camera, then go back collect the camera and repeat. There are also the onbike camera recordings to do for added affect which require additional runs.

Then you have to edit the footage and put it all together for the final result.

Cycling Survival Guide

2010-01-26T15:57:00.000+10:00

Cycling survival guide

I've been cycling for a couple of years now both on road and off and read a ton of articles on cycling safety. To summarise them and from my own experience I've wacked together a little cycling survival guide.

Skills to practice weekly or whenever possible

Hard Stops. A hard stop is braking as hard as you can with the rear and front brakes in balance with each other without locking up either wheel. Apply rear and front brake while moving your body weight to the back of the bike.

Hard Left Turns. A hard left turn is used in an emergency when a vehicle cuts in front of you. To do a hard left apply rear and front brake as much as possible before you get to the turn, release the brakes fully before you turn, then put your right pedal down and push down hard on it while turning left into the turn. Sit upright and tilt the bike to the left, do not allow yourself to tilt, just tilt the bike as you go around the corner. Apply brakes as you go past the apex of the corner to stop.

Surface transition. In some situations you may be pushed off the road onto a rough surface such as gravel or dirt. Practice leaving the road at high speed when you get a chance. Brake hard while on the road if possible, then release brakes 100% before the surface transition of both wheels, then apply brakes again to stop once the surface transition is complete. DO NOT have brakes on during the surface transition as your wheels will lock when going from good surface to a looser surface.

Slow riding and or standing stationary with feet on the pedals. While this may sound unnecessary there are times where slow riding and or standing stationary is of benefit especially when approaching intersections, hill climbing or off road riding. If you are wearing clipless pedals this is even more of an important skills. To ride slow avoid swinging the handle bars from side to side an concentrate on keeping the front wheel straight. Applying brakes while pedalling can help with the stability as the force of your pedalling under brakes will help keep the bike stable.

On Road Survival Guide

General

Ride the line at the side of the road. Where possible stay just to the left of it, where it isn't possible ride a little to the right of it. Keep a straight line and don't weave to either side of the line as vehicles will not know what you are doing. Don't ride too far to the left or in the gutter as cars turning out of side streets onto the road will not notice or see you.

Make eye contact with vehicles that are turning into or out of side streets so you can be sure they have seen you. If you cannot make eye contact prepare for evasive Manoeuvres.

Signal whenever possible. There are signals you are suppose to do when cycling, a lot of cyclists don't bother but they allow vehicles to know what you are doing and when you are doing it. It reduces their frustration when they know you are going to do a left hand turn and they are waiting to do a right hand turn into the same street.

While riding two abreast is legal, it irritates drivers. If there are no cars behind you feel free to do it, when there are cars, move back into single file so they can pass easily. Keeping drivers happy reduces their frustration and aggressiveness in general. If drivers see cyclists doing everything they can to assist them, they typically will do the same.

Obey the road rules and don't try to cheat them by zipping onto a footpath to get around a traffic light then zipping back onto the road afterwards. It's another way to annoy drivers. The less cyclists annoy drivers, the less drivers will have to complain about cyclists. We need to share the road safely together.

Evasive Manoeuvres

If a vehicle passes you then turns left in front of you and cuts you off be prepared to quickly dive into a hard left and follow it around the corner. Don't swing right because there may be a vehicle beside or behind you that will collect you. Practice this move at speed from time to time so it is second nature when you need it. A hard stop may also be appropriate if you are sure you will stop in time.

If a vehicle pulls out of a left hand side street in front of you and they don't realise your speed, very common, either dive left into a sharp turn into the street they are coming out off or do a hard stop. Be sure you can stop in time if you are going to do a hard stop otherwise you may end up stopping actually in front of the vehicle pulling out. The hard left is typically a better option as it is safer if you don't stop in time.

If a vehicle turns from the right lane into a side street in front of you do a hard stop. Do not swing right as a vehicle may be behind you. Diving left may also put you in front of the vehicle turning right. The only real option is to do a hard stop.

When passing parked cars try to see if you can see a driver about to leave the car, if you can be prepared to stop or ride further out so if they do open there car door you don't hit them. If you do ride further out because there is a lot of parked cars, stay out, don't swing back into the curve, then out, then back in, it makes it hard for vehicles to see you when you duck in front of parked cars. If you can't see a driver due to the back of the vehicle being obstructed take the same evasive approach.

If you are passing a parked car and they are looking at pulling out be prepared they may not have seen you and may pull out as you are passing them. Be prepared to do a hard stop. If possible pass to the left of them. Eye contact is important, if you don't think they have seen you, and you can't pass to the left of them, stopping may be a better option. If there is a lot of traffic with you it's usually safe to pass as they can't pull out while there is traffic.

Harassment

If a vehicle passes you and the passenger or driver startles you by throwing, yelling, beeping there horn etc, hold your line, don't react suddenly and don't provoke the vehicle by giving them the finger or anything like that. A vehicle will always win in a conflict with a bicycle. Stop as soon as you can note their registration number, vehicle type and location of the incident and report it to the police. If they hit you with an object, or their hand charge them with assault by reporting the situation to the police but stay cool during the incident. The police will follow up on the incident. The more these drivers are reported the less that will be on the road or will repeat offend in the future.

Clothing

Wear bright and easy to see shirt.

Buy a descent helmet, while a cheap helmet may seem ok, dearer helmets keep your head cooler, usually provide anti-sweat methods to stop sweat getting into your eyes and are generally lighter reducing fatigue. Your head is extremely important, don't skimp on protecting it.

Wear gloves when riding. While you might not think you need to, they stop your hands from getting slippery and under evasive movements the last thing you want is to slip off the bars. If you come off the bike gloves will also give you a little bit of extra protection. Again buy quality, don't skimp on safety gear.

Wear sunglasses. If you get glare in your eyes and can't see, you are putting yourself at risk. Wear good quality sunglasses that stay on your head comfortably. Ensure the glasses are shatter proof as if you come off the last thing you want is glass fragments in your eyes from broken glasses.

Lastly

Practice, practice and more practice. Don't wait until you need to make an evasive move, practice them so when you do need them you just do them automatically.

Happiness

2009-09-28T17:23:00.000+10:00

Happiness
This is a little story I stumbled across somewhere.
One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing rod propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.
About that time, an investment banker came walking down the beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of her workday. She noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this man was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family. “You’re not going to catch many fish that way,” said the investment banker to the fisherman. “You should be working rather than lying on the beach.”
The fisherman looked up at the investment banker, smiled, and replied, “And what will my reward be?”
“Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish,” was the banker’s answer.
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, still smiling.
The investment banker replied, “You will make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of fish.”

“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman again.
The investment banker was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman’s questions. “You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you,” she said.
“And then what will my reward be?” repeated the fisherman.
The investment banker was getting angry. “You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you.”
Once again the fisherman asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The investment banker was now red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again? You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset! You won’t have a care in the world!”

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, “And what do you think I’m doing right now?”

Snipping Tool Not Working

2008-05-05T14:35:00.002+10:00

Snipping Tool Not Working In Windows with the following error ?

The snipping tool is not working on your computer right now. Restart your computer, and then try again. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.

After spending some time on this I noticed that Application event log was recording an error saying Detection of product '{90120000-0051-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}', feature 'WISPHidden', component '{A4AD656D-72E9-43A7-9DD0-E5F6AF438E72}' failed. The resource 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WISPTIS.EXE' does not exist.

Searching for the file revealed that it was in C:\Windows\System32. Copying it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 fixed the problem.

I believe it may of been installing Windows Vista SP1 that moved the file.

If God exists, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?

2007-10-01T17:31:00.001+10:00

Here is a little story I came across, unfortunately I don’t know the original author.

If God exists, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects.

When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is that people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens is that people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Author Unknown.

You'll find jesus in there

2007-10-01T17:30:00.001+10:00

This is a little story I came across one day when I was browsing the web.

You’ll find jesus in there

The little 8 year old boy looked up at his surgeon and asked him, “What are you going to do to me ?”

The surgeon replied, ”I am going to have a look inside your heart to asses the damage of the accident.”

The little boy said, “You’ll find Jesus in there.”

The surgeon said, “I’ll be looking at the muscle tissue, bruising and lining around your heart.”

The little boy replied, “Don’t forget to look for Jesus!”

The surgeon operated on the little boy and it was as bad as he first thought. There was no hope of saving his life. The extent of the damage to his heart was too great and there was no time to organise a transplant.

The surgeon, a bit of an atheist, said out of anguish, “God, if you do exist, why would you let us lose this little boy to death?”

He then heard a voice in his head that said, “The little boy was never lost. He was sent for a purpose in mind...to fetch a lost soul.”

When the little boy woke up, he asked the surgeon, “Did you find Jesus?”

Later that day, the little boy died.

The surgeon, upon hearing the tragic news, spent the rest of the day wondering about what had happened. That night, he went to a church service and looked at a statue of Christ and started crying. He began to understand that life was in the hands of God, not his. He then turned to Christ and accepted him into his heart.

The surgeon was no longer lost.

Worry

2007-10-01T17:27:00.001+10:00

Worrying about things can really bring a person unstuck and put a strain on the simple day to day living on life itself.

This following little bit of inspiration and advice comes straight out of the "NIV Application Study Bible"

It's funny really because there was a time in my life I actually thought the bible was just a bunch of hogwash but honestly, it is certainly far from that.

Anyway even if your not a believer, or have different beliefs take a moment to read over this because they can help you with worry and anxiety.

6:25 The same God who created life in you can be trusted with details of your life.
6:26 Worrying about thee future hampers your efforts today.
6:27 Worrying is more harmful than helpful.
6:28-30 God does not ignore those who depend on him.
6:31,32 Worrying shows a lack of faith in and understanding of God.
6:33 Worrying keeps us from real challenges God wants us to pursue.
6:34 Living one day at a time keeps us from being consumed with worry.

Mathew 6:25

Jesus Teaches about worry

(25)Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (26)Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? (27) Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ?

(28)And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. (29) Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. (30)If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith. (31)So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?".

(32)For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. (33) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (34) Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own.

6:25 Because of the ill effects of worry, Jesus tells us not to worry about those needs that God promises to supply. Worry may (1) damage your health, (2) cause the object of your worry to consume your thoughts, (3) disrupt your productivity, (4) negatively affect the way you treat others, (5) reduce your ability to trust in God. How many ill effects of worry are you experiencing ? Here is the difference between worry and genuine concern - worry immobilizes, but concern moves you to action.

One last thing

Jesus Teaches about Asking, Looking, Knocking

Mathew 7:7

Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

7:7 Jesus tells us to persist in pursuing God. People often give up after a few halfhearted efforts and conclude that God cannot be found. But knowing God takes faith, focus, and follow-through, and Jesus assures us that we will be rewarded. Don't give up in your efforts to seek God. Continue to ask him for more knowledge, patience, wisdom, love and understanding. He will give them to you.

Now I realise some people will read this and totally ignore it, think it's all just fluff and so on. All I ask is that you remember what you read and just think about it once in a while.

Life Is

2007-10-01T17:22:00.001+10:00

Life Is

by The Mother Theresa

Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.