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As President I have made a deliberate and strategic decision, as a pacific nation the United States will play a larger and long term role in shaping this region and it's future. US President Barack Obama (Channel 9, Herald Sun)

President Obama speaking this morning at Parliament House in Canberra.

President Obama receiving a standing ovation from members of parliament.

Boarding Air Force One to head up to Darwin, where the first group of a total 2,500 US Marines will be based, starting in 2012.

President Obama speaking to troops in Darwin.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Australia today declaring the US has no stronger ally than Australia. (Channel 9)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard alongside US President Barack Obama.

2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee talking with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. (Comedy Channel)

My first 60 in 60 swim set, head coach made me work for it.

I went down to the pool after today's gym session, I was feeling good after my first little jog yesterday and thought to myself, I punched out 40 in 40 pretty easy, might have a go at 60 in 60. (60 laps of the 50 metre pool in 60 minutes, no stops)

I was going good, tracking 10 seconds below the minute mark until lap 45. I'm pretty sure it was 44.50 when just as I'm about to start lap 46 I hear the woman in the lane next to me say, 'Excuse me, can you please stop swimming so they can put the floor bridge down at the end of the pool?'

I'm like, fcuk! Oh sorry I said. (If it can be painted on billboards around Melbourne, I think I'm safe to write it occasionally on my blog, plus it's the truth)

I said I'm doing a 60 minute exercise, how long's it going to take?

She said it shouldn't take any longer than another minute, you'll know when the beeping noise stops.

A short time after she said it the noise stopped and she's like, Ok, Go!

I looked at my watch, the time was 45.37, I'd had a 47 second forced stop, so now I had to swim my final 15 laps in 14.23.

I went as hard as I could the first 3 laps to see where I'd be at, was turning on the 19 second mark, but was buggered though, just kept going lap for lap, got it down to the 9 second mark with 5 laps to go.

It wasn't until lap 59 that I got below the minute mark, ended up completing 60 laps in 59.53. Considering it was only my second time swimming laps in the past couple of months I was pretty happy with the result.

It's the first time I've ever had a forced stoppage in this pool, the big fella pulling the strings up there, (head coach) he knows how to make me work for it.

Marc Jarman

Australian farmers and manufacturers will benefit from a nine-nation free trade deal that leaders hope to have in place within a year. (Herald Sun)

AUS Prime Minister Julia Gillard, US President Barack Obama, Tim Mathieson and Michelle Obama talking yesterday in Hawaii.

The best thing to do is to follow your dreams. Eddie McGuire (Herald Sun)

Really good article written by Eddie McGuire about Tiger Woods and Shane Warne in today's Herald Sun.

Marc Jarman

Golf: Greg Chalmers 2011 Australian Open Champion. (Channel 9)

Boxing: Joe Frazier (1944 - 2011)

Joe Frazier was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali, and he was Ali's opponent in the greatest fight in history, 'The Thriller in Manilla', Ali the winner.

Athletics: Sally Pearson becomes the first Australian to win the IAAF Athlete of the Year. (Channel 9, 2011 Champions)

Usain Bolt was the Men's Athlete of the Year for the 3rd time.

Happy Feet. (YouTube)

I googled my dad's name for the first time and was surprised to see his plaque from Southport cemetery come up.

It's funny the timing of doing dad's google search, I only wrote this note below about an hour ago to get clarity about something.

I never used to think genetics were that important, but they are, and they're powerful. One reason I set out to build the I AM preventative health care system was so I wouldn't head down the path my dad walked, it's pretty scary how close I came to following in his footsteps.

Marc Jarman

Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. (YouTube)

Two times in two weeks I've seen a movie based on a true story set in 2002, I knew last week's was, I didn't know about this one. Moneyball's about the Oakland A's Major League Baseball team, and how General Manager Billy Beane changed the game, working with very little money.