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Overcoming Shyness: Helping Your Child Excel in School and Life
by Wendy Burt-Thomas
While some scientists may argue that shyness is often due to genetic predisposition, many psychologists will point to strong experiential factors. The latter of the two can often be explained by past experiences of rejection or fears of future failure. But as sad as social confidence may appear, there is good news. For children and teens who suffer from shyness, there are three major steps that parents can take to help:
Reminders of past successes
Opportunities for new successes
Building social confidence doesn't just come from interaction, however. It's largely based on self-confidence, which can be increased through solo successes in art, music, grades, individual athletics, writing and responsibilities (taking care of an older sibling or pet).
Look for opportunities to help your child soar at whatever he/she does - even if it has to start at home. Once your child hits a major milestone (such as completing an essay and entering it into a contest), be sure to praise his/her effort rather than the final result. In the case of the essay, for example, you could share the piece with friends and family and ask them to send complimentary responses, or post the piece on an online community portal or personal blog.
The root of the problem
One often-overlooked correlation is that shyness is often paralleled by low self-esteem due to slower (not lower) performance. While some may argue the "chicken or the egg theory" - that slow performance is a result of low self-esteem - scientists and psychologists now know that more often than not, self-esteem can be increased by increasing the speed at which results are attained. In fact, even smart kids tend to suffer a decrease of confidence when they don't achieve their results (such as test-taking or homework) as quickly or easily as their classmates.
Take Angela Knutsen. Her 9-year-old daughter, Holly, was a good student and incredibly strong reader for her age. But Knutsen had concerns that while Holly was in the upper level math class, she seemed to struggle with her math facts. "When I would practice math drills with her, she would know 6 + 6 = 12, but if I immediately asked 6 + 7, she wouldn't know," explains Knutsen. "After I got her tested, I could tell why: her short-term memory was weak and her processing speed was slow. She couldn't hold 6 + 6 is 12 in her head long enough to process 'therefore 6 +7 must be one more, 13.'"
In addition, Holly had struggled with low self-esteem and suffered from extreme anxiety. "She has always had trouble going into new situations," says Knutsen, who herself suffered from anxiety as a child. "She would cry every day when I took her to kindergarten, and in first and second grade she would get herself so nervous about a change in routine; if there was a field trip or an assembly the next day, she would cry several times the night before, and she would look physically sick. It broke my heart."
Knutsen began researching programs to help bright children. "There were a lot of tutors and businesses that helped kids with severe learning disabilities, but that's not what Holly needed," she explains. "I eventually stumbled across a cognitive skills training company," explains Knutsen. "The testimonials from other parents - especially those with fearful children like Holly - convinced me to give it a try. I kept hearing that increased confidence was a near-universal side effect."
Initial testing confirmed that Holly was weaker in those cognitive skills that are needed to excel in math - logic and reasoning, and memory - (though still above average compared to her peers). More specific testing unveiled weaknesses in retrieval fluency, short-term memory, and executive processing speed.
Over the next several weeks, Holly worked with a brain trainer to strengthen her weakest cognitive skills. By the time she completed the program, Holly's math skills - and math scores - had improved. But perhaps more importantly, so had her self-esteem. According to Knutsen, she was completing math tests and math homework more quickly and therefore didn't have as much anxiety.
"The biggest change is non-academically," says Knutsen. "Holly is beaming. She's more confident, happy, thriving. She's doing things on her own that she never would have tried before-basketball, art classes, new babysitters. When she's running off to try something new, my husband and I often say, "Who is this person and what has she done with our daughter?""
According to Dr. Ken Gibson, author of "Unlock the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to Wake up the Smart in your Child," there's a good reason that kids beat themselves up over low performance. "It's an endless cycle to try to raise the self-esteem of kids who aren't performing well - especially if they're placed into special education instead of trying to get to the root of the problem, which is weak cognitive skills. Special education programs typically seek to accommodate struggling students with a primary strategy of lowering expectations to help those children get through school. Kids still compare themselves with peers outside of class, however, and special education students often suffer eroding self-esteem, which has the power to make their learning disabilities all that much more debilitating. But even smart kids will beat themselves up for underperforming in one subject."
Tanya Mitchell, who works as the director of training for LearningRX, a national brain-training franchise, agrees. "We see all types of kids going through our brain-training programs - from children with ADD and dyslexia to teens who want to increase their learning skills to perform better on college prep tests. The two things they all have in common when they complete the program are stronger cognitive skills and increased self-esteem."
Whatever the cause, shyness is a common condition and shouldn't be treated as a plague. Many children grow out of it and those that don't can still go on to build healthy relationships and careers. Still, if there's a non-genetic reason behind a child's low self-esteem, getting to the root of the problem could me watching him/her transform before your eyes.
Wendy Burt-Thomas is a freelance writer in Colorado Springs, CO. Autographed copies of her books are available through WendyBurt-Thomas.com.


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Skip to comments.The Second Coming Happened Already
Posted on 03/25/2009 1:14:14 AM PDT by OPREV
Nineteen hundred and seventy five years ago, This is the discussion that went on between Jesus and his disciples -
Mat 24:3 As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private. "Tell us when all this will be," they asked, "and what will happen to show that it is the time for your coming and the end of the age."
Mat 24:4 Jesus answered, ....
Mat 24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of the land will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other.
And the most important part ----
Mat 24:34 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.
Jesus told the disciples he would come back and take them to heaven in their lifetime. If he didn't come back, then, he lied.
Another translation of verse 34
Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till ALL these things be accomplished.
Jesus told the disciples that their generation would not pass away, until he came back and took them to heaven.
Jesus came back, in the 1st century, like he said he would, and, his angels gathered the elect and they went back to heaven. Which means, we live in the millenium.
Rev 20:4 ...and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, ... and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The Greek word used for the "thousand years" is chilioi. Chilioi is a plural word, meaning, 2000, or more. Thus, the millenium would be 2000 or more years.
And we would be at this point in history -
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Rev 20:8 and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.
And the next thing we would see is, the Bride coming out of Heaven
Rev 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
Rev 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Jesus came back & the early church left, with him. The rapture is past, the beast & false prophet also, the two witnesses are long gone, as are the 144,000. We live at the very end of history, when Satan is let loose, the armies from the North attack God's people, fire from the sky comes down and kills them, and there is a new heaven and new earth. And the final act is the Bride coming out of heaven. And then it's over. :)
That is one interpretation fraught with numerous problems, the least of which is that if such were true, the God doesn't believe in communicating the true meaning of His Word when He unilaterally issues a contract with those men He unilaterally gives His Word.
Well then, guess I'll look forward to the Third Coming.
Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
There is no problem. Jesus said it. Therefore it must be true. ;) :)
Lol. Amen! Good attitude (not to mention funny). ;)
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Mark 13:32-37
I've always believed that he was speaking of the generation of the fig tree. (another reference in the text) The generation that would be here when the end comes. Clearly he wasn't telling the disciples that they would see it.
And the context of the question was "what will happen in the end?"
I encourage us to remain in faith through Christ, so that God the Holy Spirit guides our understanding of His Word, instead of our soul guiding our understanding independent of His work in us.
Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
He was talking to the generation he lived in. Jerusalem was judged for all of the righteous blood shed on the earth in 70AD.
Deu 1:35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
2Ki 15:12 This was the word of Jehovah which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass.
Mat 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah;
Mat 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
He was speaking of the generation he lived in, not ours.
Lol. I have the holy Spirit, i.e., the Spirit of Christ. :)
Amen brother, Amen.
And I guess I best be re-reading the history books and make a concerted effort to be more diligent in study as I totally missed mention of the following signs.
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
The generation which saw Israel become a nation again in a day in 1948
will not completely die off until all the rest of the END TIMES prophecies [i.e. those up through Armageddon and the beginning of the Millenial reign of Christ] are fulfilled.
If you get tired of reading trash from the enemy of your soul, you might consider some prayerful preparations . . . such as those themes mentioned at post # 71 here:
CHRIST HIMSELF SAID TO WATCH . . . the parable about the 10 virgins was about BEING READY. The hogwash at the top of this thread is about going back to sleep; willful blindness and hell-fostered deception about the times and priorities we live amidst. May God have mercy on all who read such lies from hell. May HE GIVE THEM TRUTH TO COUNTER ACT SUCH LIES IN THEIR INNER MAN, BY HIS SPIRIT.
I didn't know the truth was foolish questioning.
>> Yes, Vet. That would be in the past. He was talking to his disciples. He told them to watch, not us. ;) <<
What, you think the gospels are some sort of blog? "Dear Diary,..."
The gospels are written to teach us the truth about Christ, not so 12 men could reminisce.
How did you become a chaplain if you don't even know the basics? Have you ever even healed a sick person by the holy Spirit dropping down on you? Cast out demons? You know, stuff Jesus said believers would do?
Please bring scripture to back up your "heretic" claims Chaplain, because, you're about to get schooled. :)
[Jesus told the disciples he would come back and take them to heaven in their lifetime. If he didn't come back, then, he lied.]
No. You are lying because you don't search the scriptures. If you did, you would not be an amillenialist or a sectarian religious Christian or even state such a slander.
You did it in ignorance is my opinion. However, you need to as Jesus the Christ of Israel, Lord and Saviour of the body of Christ, and coming King has said;
"Search the scriptures, for in them you think you have life and they are they which speak of me."
You would do well to heed the warning because there is A WAY THAT SEEMETH RIGHT UNTO A MAN BUT THE END THEREOF IS DEATH.
You ARE partly right, however. Many events which fundamentalist make-it-up-as-you-go preachers ae waiting for have happened already. Your mistake is you are still holding onto some of their false presumptions. There has been no rapture between the time of John and today, as certain of these preachers understand it. Yet, the dead saints have risen to Heaven. The body of Christ is manifest in the world today, and we are living in the age where Satan has been been let loose apon the world.
The Kingdom of God is still at hand. It has not left, and never will. Where is it?
Won't need it. Then, Christ Jesus and God the Father and all His children will understand when Christ Jesus gives us our new bodies and mind, the soul is saved already and indwelt by the Holy Spirit. I think all who believe that the Church is capable of ruling and reigning and bringing the world into subjection have a terrible minintrepatation of the Scriptures and all bible prophecy. The vile person shall no more be called liberal.
I notice you don't bring any scriptures to back up your claims. You sound like you're possibly unstable. Do you take any medications? Please bring scripture if you're going to try and prove something, not just, crazy ramblings.
The kingdom of God is within you. ;) :)
Maybe there's some stubborn old 2030 year old coot who is still alive someplace.
[I think that he was most likely referring to the generation which would be present to witness all of the particular signs of which he spoke.]
Absolutely correct. And that generation saw the rebirth of Israel in the land of Israel where the God of Israel is gathering them to bring in and fulfil the latter day prophecies that result in the 7 year wrath of God on all unbeleivers of men and Satan and his unholy angels (aka, the seven year tribulation), followed by the 2nd advent of Jesus Christ on the earth as Lord and King of all nations. The 21 seperate judgements on Israel and the whole earth is necessary to bring in the 1000 year rule of Jesus Christ on the earth.
Mankind can not do this as anyone who thinks and discerns knows, as the scriptures plainly teach unto those who believe and read the scriptures.
Sola Scriptura.
Lol. That was funny man. Lol. :D
>> You must be very powerful to have both the spirit of Christ and The Holy Spirit, rather than them having you. <<
"We hold a treasure, not made of Gold, of untold wealth in earthen vessels."
>> Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: <<
"From the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour... and suddenly the veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom, the earth quaked, the rocks were split, the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy people arose from the dead, and these, after His resurrection, came out of the tombs, entered the holy city, and appeared to a number of people. The centurion, together with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was taking place, and they were terrified, and said, 'Truly, this man was the Son of God.'"
Cleanup to aisle 19.
Seeing that the Second Coming hasn't arrived, it suggests that the word "generation" has a different meaning in this context. Nice try, fella.
>> The kingdom of God is within you. ;) <<
True... you are getting there. The question is: within who? And, if the kingdom of Heaven is within us, where shall we see all those things which John said he saw?
Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
He said he was coming back to take them to where he was, which was, in heaven
Satan always causes people to doubt the word of God by using lies, half lies, and even truth to a certain extent.
The dead saints spirit is with God in heaven, the body is dust in the grave. When the rapture that Paul spoke of occurs, the body will be raised incorruptible and immortal and joined once again to the cleansed soul. We have three parts, body and soul and spirit. The body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because God saves us by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ our Lord. You need to read all the Scriptures of the Apostle Paul, the revelations given unto him by Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, to understand more clearly exactly what God is doing.Than you need to read all the Scripture of the Holy Bible so you can understand the ressurection of the body. Your statement is incorrect and no lie is of the truth.Liberals think lies are truth because they choose to beleive what they think is true. They too are liars.
Let God be true and every man a liar...
No. You are lying because you dont search the scriptures.
1Jn 2:18 Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour.
2Ti 4:1 I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign--
Jas 5:8 Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
There are plenty of scriptures. I just didn't want to fill up 100 pages. Lol. ;) :D
http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/radio.aspx Dr. Jeremiah also wrote books and articles on the subject. Here is one: From this Point Forward Can We Know When Christ will Return? Listen and Watch for the Signs by David Jeremiah In 1843 there was a man by the name of William Miller living in New England who was an ardent believer in the Second Coming of Christ. Unfortunately, he began basing his speculations upon mathematical calculations. He collected all the data, analyzed it, and was absolutely sure he had made no mistakes in his calculations. He announced to his followers that on March 21, 1843, Jesus Christ would return to earth. Millers ardent followers prepared their ascension robes, went into the mountains, and even climbed trees at midnight on the appointed day. They expected the Lord to take them home, so they climbed as high as possible so they would have less distance to travel through the air! Needless to say, the day came and went without the Lords return, and the Millerites went home to a late breakfast on March 22nd followed by jeers from their neighbors. How can we know Jesus will come again? One passage in the Bible answers that question. In Matthew 24 and 25 Jesus gave a sermon to His disciples in answer to a question. It was the longest answer our Lord ever offered to a question put before Him. The key points are: No Man Knows the Time of Christs Return. We cannot set a date for Christs return. Only God the Father knows when it will occur. All we can do is prepare ourselves for that day, for it is coming soon. No Angel Knows the Time of Christs Return. The Bible says that nothing in either the natural world or the supernatural world knows when Jesus will return. The angels have constant access to God and are continuously awaiting His commands. Isaiah 6 tells us that they hover around His throne. Matthew 18 says they are in unbroken communion with God. Jesus even revealed that the angels will be agents of judgment at the Second Coming and will gather believers who survive the Tribulation. Yet in spite of all this, even they dont know when Christ will return. Not Even the Son of Man Knows the Time of His Return. Many people struggle with this passage. How can Jesus be omniscient and not know the time of His return? But at the same time Jesus said these words, He had divested Himself of the independent use of His attributes. When Jesus said these words, He had taken the form of a man and did not know the time of the Second Coming. But when He rose from the dead and was given a glorified body, He knew. He knows now and looks forward to that day. So no one who claims to have figured out the date of Christs return is speaking for the Lord. Although we cant know the exact time, Christ did say that we can listen and watch for His given signs. There is going to be a seven-year Tribulation, and the events leading up to that time will be marked by wars, famine, and disease. When the Rapture takes place, the Christians on earth will go up to meet Him in the air. Immediately after, the Antichrist, a one-world government leader, will set up a seven-year covenant with Israel to restore the Jewish sacrifices. Halfway through that agreement, the Antichrist will break it, install himself as the figure to be worshipped, and begin the most severe persecution of the Jews ever. The abomination that causes desolation will be the moment when the Antichrist breaks his covenant with the Jewish people. The Jews will reject the Antichrist, and 144,000 Jews will become born-again evangelists, preaching the good news of the kingdom to lost souls on earth. Some will accept the truth, but those who do will suffer persecution. At the end of the seven years, Christ will return in glory to begin a thousand-year reign of righteousness on earth. Christ shared all this information to help Christians understand and live for the end times. Beginning in verse 36 of chapter 24, Jesus tells stories that illustrate the proper response to His instruction. First, He tells the story of Noah, saying, As the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. The purpose of that story is to help us understand that the whole world will be carrying on normally, just as they were in Noahs day. Nobody sees the significance of the world events until evil is reigning and the Lord returns to shut the evil out of heaven. Dont fool yourself into thinking that Jesus is not going to return. Its easy to forget about His return, and maybe even to think that since He hasnt been around for two thousand years, perhaps Hell never come back. In the 25th chapter, Jesus tells more stories. He begins with the story of the wise and foolish virgins. The five wise virgins had prepared their lamps with oil for the midnight wedding celebration and so were able to participate in it. The five foolish virgins failed to prepare and missed the festivities. The meaning of that story is simple: Be prepared. Always be ready, and watch for the Lords return. Next, Jesus tells the story of the wealth man who traveled to a far country, leaving his goods in the hands of three trusted servants. The story reminds us that, as stewards, all we have is what the Lord has entrusted to us. We own nothing; it all belongs to God and He is letting us use it for His purposes. He wants us to manage it well while He is gone, for one day He is coming back and will demand an accounting. The issue is not how much God has entrusted to you, but what you do with what you have. Two stewards in Christs story invested their talents and multiplied them. The third steward did nothing with his talent and was condemned. The Lord told this story because He expects His followers to be resourceful people, investing their time, talent, and treasure for the purposes of God. In His final story in Matthew 25, Jesus tells of separating the sheep and the goats. The purpose of that story was to tell us how the Tribulation will end. During those difficult days a person who has come to know Christ as Savior will take his life in his hands to help feed or care for a Jew. His actions will reveal the authenticity of his faith. Gods people will care for one another. They will offer food to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, shelter to the homeless, clothing to the naked, encouragement to the sick, and friendship to those in prison. In doing so, they will put their own lives in danger. Many will refuse to help due to fear, and in so doing will reveal that they do not really believe Christ is who He says He is. On that last day, they will cry to the Lord, Didnt we claim to know You? And the Lord will answer, I never knew you. Gods people will evidence Gods love. Faith without action is dead faith. Christ is calling us to e right, and to act right toward others. These stories remind us to be ready, to be resourceful, to be real, and to be right. In light of the fact that He is coming soon, make sure you know Him and He is in charge of your life. When you get to the bottom line of any prophecy, there is always an evangelistic message from God. Prophecy exists to remind us that a day is coming when there will be a sorting out. One day we will all stand before God and He will sort out the sheep and the goats. Some people who look and act like sheep will be found to be goats, and not worthy to stand in the presence of the king. But God will know which is which, and He will make that final decision. So, the message of prophecy is not only that we had better be sure about our relationship with Jesus Christ, but that there is so much to do until He comes!
Oops sorry about the formating problem. Yikes!
Try this instead.
From the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour... and suddenly the veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom, the earth quaked, the rocks were split, the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy people arose from the dead, and these, after His resurrection, came out of the tombs, entered the holy city, and appeared to a number of people. The centurion, together with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was taking place, and they were terrified, and said, Truly, this man was the Son of God.'
Yes, this is a partial fulfillment but wait until full fulfillment comes and the earthquake that will shake the whole earth during one of the 21 judgements that will happen during the 7 year tribulation.
The Lord uses many old testament prophets to help us fully understand what is happening.
The sin of so many liberals in Christondom congregations is that such a view as yours excludes God's work and promises to be fulfilled using Israel to bring all the nations to war against God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amillenialism is a great heresy as it causes so many to curse Israel and therefore be cursed of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Again, search the scriptures and stop believing fool pastors and preachers and prists that have abandoned the Scriptures as the only truth, more than half of Christiondom is fighting against God and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ because they hate and despise Israel whom God will use to bring in the final war of nations against Israel, beloved of the Father and Son and Holy Spirit.
You are fightning against the God of Israel if you curse Israel.
>> I cant help myself here, but you are a freaking idiot and a heretic.<<
There's that love of Christ that helps win souls. OPREV would do well to present his notions as questions or challenges. Alas, such a godly humility is lost entirely on people of this age, wherein every Protestant (ESPECIALLY those who prefer not to think of themselves as Protestants: Baptists, non-denominationalists, pentecostalists, etc.) follows whichever church makes the most sense to himself, and most Catholics would remake the church in their own image.
Were you there? How would you know? Joh 14:2&3 & 1Th 4:17 say that he takes the bride to heaven, not earth. He would have showed up, and then left. Maybe the Romans would have written about it. Wait, no, they didn't even write about all of the dead coming to life in Mat 27:52. Wait, didn't they have CNN back then? Maybe we could check the video logs. Nope! Lol. I guess we should ask Josephus. ;) :)
John, a member of that generation, did see all these things come to pass in his vision recorded in the book of Revelation. I am waiting to see these things with my own eyes, which I expect to happen soon
I must have missed the newspaper accounts of this event.
>> The sin of so many liberals in Christendom congregations is that such a view as yours... <<
Wow, I thought the sin of so many liberals is that they condone abortion, extramarital sex, homosexual "marriages", divorce, socialism, syncretism, and all sorts of other evils. Come to find out it's that they share a view of mine? ;^D
>> excludes Gods work and promises to be fulfilled using Israel to bring all the nations to war against God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amillenialism is a great heresy as it causes so many to curse Israel and therefore be cursed of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.<<
I didn't say any such thing, nor does it inherently follow from what I wrote. Apparently, you read something I wrote, which resembles Amillenialism in certain ways. You've encountered heresies amidst certain Amillenialists, which you therefore ascribe to me. Next time, ask before you presume what I believe. Just because I may not believe each thing you believe does not mean I presume the negation of each such thing. It was Jews who first dwelt in the Kingdom of Heaven, and it will be Israel who shall be in the forefront of the conquering of the dragon, who has been set free for a time.
>> The sin of so many liberals in Christendom congregations is that such a view as yours... <<
Wow, I thought the sin of so many liberals is that they condone abortion, extramarital sex, homosexual "marriages", divorce, socialism, syncretism, and all sorts of other evils. Come to find out it's that they share a view of mine? ;^D
>> excludes Gods work and promises to be fulfilled using Israel to bring all the nations to war against God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amillenialism is a great heresy as it causes so many to curse Israel and therefore be cursed of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.<<
I didn't say any such thing, nor does it inherently follow from what I wrote. Apparently, you read something I wrote, which resembles Amillenialism in certain ways. You've encountered heresies amidst certain Amillenialists, which you therefore ascribe to me. Next time, ask before you presume what I believe. Just because I may not believe each thing you believe does not mean I presume the negation of each such thing. It was Jews who first dwelt in the Kingdom of Heaven, and it will be Israel who shall be in the forefront of the conquering of the dragon, who has been set free for a time.
I agree. This verse gave me trouble as a new Christian, until it was explained to me. And it makes much more sense than Him telling them THEY would live to see it.
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Central Asian Assistance Plan (2001-2003): Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation
The Central Asian Regional Assistance Plan describes the planned program of assistance by the Asian Development Bank covering the three-year period 2001-2003.
It includes loan and technical assistance projects, as well as other planned activities. This Regional Plan is an update of the initial Plan covering the period 2000-2002, which was prepared by the ADB in December 1999 to February 2000, in close consultation with the concerned Governments and other stakeholders, including non-government organizations. The updated document was discussed with the Board of Directors in October 2000. The assistance plan described is only indicative and may be revised to reflect more recent developments.
- Summary
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- The ADB Initiative Towards Economic Cooperation in Central Asia
- Sector Priorities and the Proposed Program 2001-2003
- Addressing Poverty and Governance and other Cross-Cutting Concerns
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Directions to Oceano & Mare B&BAddress: Via Caterina D'Altavilla 35, Agrigento, Agrigento, Italy
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By airplane Oceano&Mare is located 170 km from Palermo - Falcone Borsellino airport and 180 km from Catania - Fontanarossa airport. We suggest you to rent a car from either airport to conveniently reach the B&B. Follow the instructions in 'By car' paragraph. By train Agrigento can be reached from Palermo (about 2 hours) and from Catania (about 3 hours). From Agrigento railway station it is approximately 9 km to the house. The bus no. 2, runs every 30 minutes to the beach area of San Leone, a trip of about 10 minutes. The route is a loop which passes the turn to via Caterina d'Altavilla from via Degli Imperatori. (departures every 30 minutes). Once you arrive at Agrigento (central railway or bus station) please call us: we are happy to advise you on the best way to reach us. By car (From Palermo) 166 km � approximately 2 hours 29 min Take the highway A29 (Palermo - Mazzara del Vallo), exit to Castelvetrano and take the S.S. 115 to Agrigento. After Porto Empedocle, follow the direction to Caltanissetta, Siracusa, Palermo until to reach (after 3,5 km) la S.S. 640. Reach the Valley of the Temples (big roundabout Giunone) after take the direction to Licata, until to reach, after 300mt to a traffic light. Turn right and follow this road (via Cavaleri Magazzeni) (S.P.71) for 2.8 km then take the righthand branch of the Y where via Degli Imperatori starts. Follow this street for just under 1 km and turn right onto via Caterina d'Altavilla, a small street heading towards the sea. The B&B is at number 35, at the foot of the street. (From Catania) 166 km � approximately 2 hours 13 min Take the highway A19 (Catania - Palermo), exit to Caltanissetta and follow the S.S. 640 to Agrigento. Proceed toward the Valley of the Temples and when reaching the roundabout where SS640 and SS115 meet exit on SS115 in the direction of Siracusa, then immediatly taking the first right on exiting the roundabout. Follow this road (via Cavaleri Magazzeni) for 2.8 km then take the righthand branch of the Y where via Degli Imperatori starts. Follow this street for just under 1 km and turn right onto via Caterina d'Altavilla, a small street heading towards the sea. The B&B is at number 35, at the foot of the street. (From Messina) 263 km - about 3 hours 14 min Proceed south from Via Giuseppe Garibaldi on Via Castellammare. Slight left at First Street in September. Turn right at Viale San Martino. Turn left at Via Tommaso Cannizzaro. Turn right at E45/E90/Via Giuseppe La Farina. Turn right at E45/E90/Viale Europe. Go through 1 roundabout. Take the ramp onto A20. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Catania / Messina Sud / Tremestieri / Messina / San Filippo / Gazzi and joined the A20. Continue on A18/E45 (signposted A18/Catania). Continue on E45. Partial toll road. Take the exit toward A19/E932 Palermo. Take the exit to Caltanissetta. Log in A19. Continue on SS640 (signposted Caltanissetta). At the roundabout, take the exit for the fifth SS115/Strada State fast-flowing East Sicula. Turn right at Via Cavaleri Magazzeni/SP71 (via Captain Alfredo). Slight right at Via the Emperors. Turn right at Via Caterina d'Altavilla. The B & B is located down the street in front of the charming street of Dune, at number 35.


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Conversation with Chris Warticki about Communities
By Ultan O'Broin Oracle UX-Oracle Paas4SaaS-Oracle on Nov 20, 2010
I chatted recently with Chris Warticki, Senior Principal Regional Customer Advocate from Oracle Software Support--he's our best-known "spokesmodel" for community support in Oracle.
Chris, being the guy in touch with customers all the time knows exactly what's going on in the community support space, and gets to hear it all from customers. He helped me navigate through the different Oracle support communities out there. And he told me succinctly what the essence of the community approach is. It's about connecting people to people, not people to a portal. Wow, what a great line (I'll use that elsewhere)!
We first looked at My Oracle Support communities. These are moderated by Oracle and are for supported, licensed customers (so if you're not one of those, there's no point in me providing a link). Some super communities there, and collaborative approaches such as forums and patch download ratings and reviews too. Next, we explored the hugely popular and massive Oracle Technology Network (OTN) forums. The OTN communities are self-moderating, for all products, with downloads of products, documentation and other materials available. You can check it out yourself--a very rich resource indeed!
Oracle Technology Network
After that, we checked out the Oracle Wiki (I have signed up to be a writer). Again, essentially a self-regulating community with some ground rules, members can contribute and edit content. I was especially delighted to see non-English language content there too (see this Consortium for Service Innovation presentation if you think translation of community-provided or official support content can be ignored).
Oracle Wiki
Continuing the theme of individual contributors I mentioned in a previous post about Oracle's rich community conversations, we stopped by Tom Kyte's Ask Tom site. I was amazed to see how questions asked years ago are still being updated!
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Then we went to Oracle Mix, a community where "blending" is the order of the day: members create blended groups of product, technology, industry, interests, you name it! I've created a few groups myself on Oracle Mix--for Arbortext, arcolinx IQ, and user assistance.
Oracle Mix
Finally, we had a great exchange about the role of Twitter. Oracle, too, cannot ignore the power of microblogging, with its huge uptake and real-time nature, and we have a strong presence on Twitter. Twitter clearly offers tremendous potential for support, but also customer relations generally. And of course, we didn't miss out the key role that our communities of user groups play too.
There is no greater change agent than the collective voice of our users, Chris tells me. I agree. In terms of community generally, we've moved past the notion that the official corporate web site and marketing efforts will completely form the reputation of Oracle. Loyalty and user experience generally is all about listening to the community conversation and responding to it the right way. Personally, I think we need to really look a lot more closely at what wikis, self-regulating communities, and microblogging offer in the user assistance and customer support space, as user-generated content explodes (70% of the digital universe, say IDC) and the age profile of customers changes. But, as for Facebook in that space? Forget it.
These are exciting times, and it's great to have people with initiative and vision, people like Chris, driving the model forward, and harnessing its power. I want to be part of that too!
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Lunker City Grubster Swimbait 10pk
After years of development and field-testing, the Lunker City Grubster is finally here - and bass had better watch out. Built with a chunky profile, the Lunker City Grubster features a ribbed body and a texture that fish absolutely love along with an active paddle tail that's full of erratic action. A proven bronzeback magnet, the Lunker City Grubster excels at attracting a wide-variety of fish from largemouth to walleye, sauger, and perch. Fish the Lunker City Grubster on a jig or rig up a fleet of Grubsters on a finesse A-rig. Available in a wide range of fish-catching colors, the Lunker City Grubster is one bite-sized bait that will definitely get gobbled up.
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Comments: Really nice product,if used on a wacky head the smaller jig head and hook really allow great body movement. Durable enough and fish hit em! It's a good smallmouth lure.
From: Spitwad: Grub City, ID 7/11/14
Comments: fished lake st Clair in Michigan....caught smallmouth and white bass this bait worked great on a swim jig head ...had too be careful unhooking fish some times the tail would get stuck in the fishes mouth and rip off...but bait worked great caught white bass for three hours till we ran out of bodies was a great day of fishing and will be buying more of these baits
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Comments: Dustin has it on the money, if you like to finesse fish, these are the ticket or an addition to your arsenal. I like to fish them an an 1/8 round ball jig head, with a 1/0 hook; I think 2/0 is too big in pressured lakes and takes away from some of the action. I use 6-8 lb flouro, on an light, medium light extra fast rod and drag them on the bottom. I fished with a local pro all year and if you can learn to detect the light bite, which took some practice you will increase your numbers tremendously.
From: Brett: NY
Comments: I bought these for smallies on small rivers. I fish mine on ball head jigs with a 2/0 hook. The fit was fine and the action was nice on the Grubsters. I caught fish on them OK, but I was surprised at how fragile they were.
Not unhappy or dissatisfied, but
Comments: Another winner from Lunker City. I love this company because they don't just copy other's designs. They put out new, unique designs that work or modify existing designs to make them better. This bait will put fish in the boat when the bite is tough. Great action and the perfect size. If you have a lake with smallmouth, tie this on with your favorite jig head, find a deep rock pile or hump, throw it to the bottom, slowly reel back, and GET READY FOR THE HIT!!!! Another great job Lunker City.
From: KG
Comments: Paired with the Owner Ultra Round jighead in 1/16 with a 2/0 hook, that combo is lights out. It's a wrap for those green fish!!!!!
From: Dustin: sugar land, tx
Comments: i bought pack of these in watermelon red flake and was surprised at how amazing it looked in the water. the red flake has more flash than i have ever seen in any other bait this color. also, this is a classic case of sacrificing durability for amazing action. this bait flat out catches fish. you will go through a pack super quick but you will get a lot of bites. this slayed the smallmouth in gin clear water.
From: Elijah: Seattle, WA
Comments: I ordered these baits last week when they came out, I like trying new swim baits to get a better idea of how Each of them work for the Type of situation I'm fishing. With This bait it doesn't matter. I wish I could show you pictures Of how far the bait was down each fishes throat. 18 bass in 45 minutes. Trust me they work!!!
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Roboworm Curly Tail 4.5"
The Roboworm 4.5" Curly Tail Worms are proven fish-catchers featuring consistent "hand poured" quality. Many anglers know that finding a really good hand-poured worm can be tough. The colors and quality are often inconsistent and the company may or may not be in business the next time you need the product. Roboworm has solved this dilemma by 'hand pouring' with a computer programmed robotic machine. With the Curly Tail Worms as with all Roboworm products, you can count on consistent colors and quality from pack to pack, year to year.
Try the Roboworm Curly Tail Worms any time you need a small worm for dropshotting, split shotting, or darter heading. You'll get light, flexible and buoyant plastic in clear, natural colors, as well as, lots of action from the thin, curled tail. But more importantly, they'll give you the confidence you need to fish them effectively.
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Customer Reviews
Comments: these things are pretty durable even if a half inch or an inch is a little torn I just cutt that piece off and it still works as new I've caught all different size bass with these bad boys I normally use a short leader and drag them close the bottom and bass can't help but take it for me best colors are hologram shad and baby bass
From: Mario: Fullerton Ca
Comments: This is a question and not a review. Are these things very durable?
Comments: I catch over 100 bass on these little guys each season without question. They are really good for "fun" fishing and go-to when fish are not biting. Drop shot and split shot(on light wire jighead) or Texas rig. This is what I use when taking kids fishing because the fish hook themselves even when Texas rigged. Have lots on hand because they are not durable and dont hold the hook tightly. Several packs of Aarons Magic, Bold Bluegill, Prism Craw and Blue Crawler are all you need to cover most water conditions.
From: Nate: Pasco, WA
Comments: this little worm flat out catches fish. pulled in countless numbers of fish 4lb+ while split shotting these little guys on 4lb test
From: Adam: Costa Mesa, CA
Comments: I have caught walleye, monster brown and rainbow trout, smallmouth and burbot on this worm. Awesome on a light wire hook jig head. Very soft and detailed with great action. Would highly recommend Roboworm soft plastics without hesitation.
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Leon Levin knows how to clothe the well-dressed woman, as these classic pants prove. The stretch twill provides a personalized fit and ensures these wear-everywhere pants look fresh and crisp wherever the day takes you. Nonbinding elastic waistband; side-seam pockets. Misses', approx. 30" inseam. Petites', approx. 28" inseam. Cotton/polyester/spandex. Machine wash and dry. Imported.
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Part of the Imperial Collection, The Dosha Dog gray leather dog collar with blue sandstone and sodalite cabochons is the ideal accessory for your favorite pooch.
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Fun project! And, you did a good job. Yup, the ramp will use some gas. I made a short side & leave my ramp home of I don't need it.
You got a deal for $200. It was a few years ago I was going to build a utility trailer. I phoned a place to see about buying axle, hubs wheels & tires. They sold me a beauty of a used trailer instead. It would have been more to build my own. Steel isn't cheap!
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My new site is live!
Still and forever under construction,
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and full of new-to-the-web things.
You can also still visit me in all of these places:
My very first, very Web 1.0 website
The old Eiden Myr website, moved to a new server,
linkage tidied and dead branches pruned,
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De Blossom Collection Megan-13 Platform Sandal
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It's your time to shine in the DeBlossom Megan-13 platform sandal. Glitter and crystal embellishments combined on a gorgeous silhouette making these heels perfect for your next special occasion.
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Performs and coordinates all aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management
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Full time training centre athletes in Slovenia - BLOGWednesday, December 15th 2010
Men's Full Time Center vs Kranj (2)
Written by: Vincent Pichette - Assistant coach Men's National Team
Since we came back late last night, we gave guys the morning off. This is our last day of competition here in Slovenia and we'll be going to Kranj tonight to play our last game. Kranj is a small town located just outside of Ljubljana. We leave early to go visit the historical center of the capital. Guys are cold so we leave after about an hour and a half of walking and shopping. It's colder here because Ljubljana is closer to the mountains.
We get to Kranj, lead again by our loyal friend and guide Luka, and get prepared for the game. Their team is currently 4th in the Slovenian Championship. They planned for a semi-official game format. The game will even be webcasted. Sorry, if we had known in advanced, we would have sent you the link!! The stats of the game are even taken on Data Volley and will be available after the game
The opposing team is coached by Tine Satler, one of the coaches of the Slovenian Junior National Team also involved with the Senior National Team. Kranj is well prepared and impose a faster rhythm right from the start. They seem to already have some information on us. The game is tight and we have to keep making tactical adjustments during the game. This forces us to make a better information gathering effort and recognize situations where they make changes. Our game is still a little inconsistent. When we respect the system, we play efficiently and the opponent struggles to find solutions (17 blocks). When we get impatient, especially in highball management situations, we make costly mistakes. Because of lack of time, the game ends 2-2 (22-25; 25-19; 22-25; 25-21). Too bad, facing a more tactical style was a very good challenge for us.
Olivier Faucher once again delivered a solid performance leading our offense and Gord Perrin was our best scorer (11 kills, 4 blocks, 1 as; 1 hitting error, 3 serving errors and 1 ball handling error = +9).
This concludes this cycle of the Men's Full Time Center. We hope this experience was profitable for our athletes. The group continued to progress well during our two weeks in Europe. Coming here and playing these teams will have contributed, for many, to increasing their understanding of the game at this level. It is very different from what they've known so far. Some previous mistake tendencies are still present. Learning and applying our systems take time to assimilate especially in error management situations. It's a step in the right direction that will help us set the starting point of the next training cycle due to start in mid-February (to be confirmed). For those who may have the chance to join a pro team for the second half of the season, this also will be a first exposure and reference point.
I would like to thank our host, Mitja and all the people at Dras Center (Luka, Tanja and co.) who so graciously and generously hosted us during our stay here in Maribor; all the teams and their staff who accepted to play us during this period; and Tilen, Glenn, Émilie and all the Office and Centre sportif staff for their precious contribution in the organization of this tour.
Special thanks to Nicolas Roy (our physical trainer) and Jérémie Breau (our physiotherapist) for their great work with our athletes during this trip, and also to Benoit Raymond and Nathan Groenveld who accepted to join us for this tour.
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As for me, returning home will be very short. I'm leaving again Friday morning (!) for Salluit (far north point of the province of Québec) where I'll be giving a four-day clinic to athletes and coaches of Nunavik. The initiator of this project, Philippe Paradis, was able, in a little more than a year, to start boys and girls volleyball programs and bring these teams to Gatineau last summer for the 2010 Québec Games. Congratulations!
Best wishes to all for the holiday period!
Nasvidenje! (Good-bye!)
Tuesday December 14th, 2010 Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
Full time training centre vs Murska (2)
Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
We had a big day today. We played our match at the beginning of the afternoon so we had time to go see the Champion league match tonight in Ljubljana. Benoit Raymond left us this morning to go to Sweden for a try out for a team (sorry, I forgot the team!). He left at 4:30am, and he had to come wake Jeremy (our physio) and I up before leaving, because he forgot to take back his passport back(!?!?!). But we still wish him best of luck with this try out!
We played Murska again tonight at the gym of our hotel. Just like Marchiol, this team just lost their 2nd left side (ankle injury) yesterday during training. But Murska still played well. They only have one last match to play before Christmas so we hope that loosing this player won't cause them too much trouble. The coach of Murska, Dejan Fujs, is also the assistant coach of the Slovenian men's national team in Slovenia.
It is always a bit colder in the gym of the hotel so the players took more time to warm up. The match started on slippery grounds, with our players giving a few direct points. We readjusted and focused on managing the situations with serves and communication during bloc-defence. Our team reacted well and by the end of the set, we played really better. We won the first set 29-27. We had a similar beginning for the second set (5-13) but we managed to tie 21-21. Our athletes started to better understand and to trust the system. We lost the set 23-25. However, the guys kept playing well and we won the next two sets 25-21 and 25-18.
Learning to manage the errors is a long and difficult process at this stage but it is one the basic of our system. We can make a lot of points but also give a lot of points. At this level, our group is presently learning that direct errors cost a lot of points! We need to learn how to manage these situations. This group has to learn to better analyse and manage these situations during service and transition, and for every point. Mathieu McLaughlin (+12), John Galloway (+9) and Nathan Groenveld (+8) were our best scorers tonight.
Olympiakos vs ACH Volley Bled – Ljubljana
We had the opportunity tonight to see a match of the Champion league of ACH Volley Bled and Olympiakos. Dan Lewis and Adam Simac, two of our senior players, are part of the ACH Volley Bled squad. The match was taking place in their new stadium, 12 500 seats. This stadium is really impressive and almost all the seats were taken. Mijta, our host, treated us with VIP tickets for the whole team (balcony level). Bled won the first two sets and took control of the match. Their opponent won the next two sets but Bled finally won the match in the 5th set.
After the match, I manage to squeeze myself on the court, in the media area (I must have look like a photographer with my camera around my neck!). I talked with Dan and Adam. Adam's parents were there for the match, they are spending a few weeks in Europe to visit Adam and some family members in Croatia. Dan did not have any family there but he sure did have a lot of supporters!
Dan took a few minutes to come meet and talk with the FTC group. Everyone was really happy to see each other! Before going back with his pro team, Dan reminded the guys of the importance of their work at the full time training centre, for their development. He also gave them really encouraging words! Our guys listened and learned, well I hope so! Dan is presently the player with the most international experience within the men's program. Hopefully our guys realized what a great chance they got to watch such a match. Maybe next time it will be their turn to wear a pro jersey!
We returned to Maribor and arrived at the hotel around 12:30am. It's late so we grabbed a quick dinner and went straight to bed!
Vincent Pichette
Monday December 13th, 2010
Full Time Training Centre vs Maribor
Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
We were suppose to play against Marchiol today but their best hitter just sprained his ankle during their match last Saturday (against FRAM) and the coach does not want to risk another injury if we scrimmage against them so the match was cancelled. This team was, from what we heard, the best team that we would have played against during our trip here. Marchiol won the CEV Cup and played against Glenn's team (Izmir, Turkey) twice in the past few weeks. Izmir won both matches 3-2 and 3-0.
But we totally understand the coach concern and accepted to play instead against the Maribor team (we trained with them last Tuesday). We have to understand that there is still matches to play in the Slovenian calendar before Christmas. Teams have accepted to play against us but their priority is still their season. This is why it is easier to play against team at the beginning of the week because all their matches are scheduled during the weekend.
Our guys were excited to play against Marchiol so they are a bit disappointed. But the training with Maribor went well. We played a lot of 6 X 6, with all our players. We learned that we will be able to play Murska again tomorrow, we played against them during our first match last week. Murska won their match last Saturday and are now ranked before Marchiol.
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Saturday December 11th, 2010
Full Time Training Centre vs Varazdin
Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
The rest on Friday was well deserved! Today, we went to Varazdin in Croatia to play our 4th match. Varazdin is located one hour South-East of Maribor. Croatia is not part of the European Union so we had to go through custom and show our passports.
We had trouble finding the place where we were going to play, but our dedicated guide Luka (which probably made 15 calls in 10 minutes to get the directions!) finally found the place. The Varazdin team is training in a new sport centre, with a 6000 seats main gym and a second gym with 1500 seats. This centre was built for the 2009 handball World Championship. Weight rooms, referee rooms, team rooms, coaches rooms with Internet access, as well as a restaurant, a bar and a bowling alley can be found in this sport centre!
There is a lot of new sport buildings that were built recently in Slovenia and now in Croatia. It looks like everywhere we go, we can see or hear people talk about new sport centres and the variety of sports they can host. The Dras centre were we are staying will also expand this spring. Mitja and his group will start construction in the spring to add another gym and new residencies for sport groups.
Back to our match against Varazdin. We first started with 2 sets of 6x6 scrimmage, which allows us to work on our bloc-defense system. We wanted to stabilize this aspect of our game during the match against FRAM. Varazdin was easy to play against and it did not seem like their players were putting too much efforts. Our guys started to follow this path too and the quality dropped to average. We won the first two sets 25-23 and 25-21, as well as the following set 25-8. All our players got to see some court and the concentration level seem to go down. Varazdin won the next 2 sets 29-27 and 25-21.
We left a bit frustrated from this experience. At least we got to work on a lot of playing situations during the first two sets. Tomorrow, Sunday, will be a day off. The guys will go to the spa in the afternoon and will realize that the european culture is way more open than ours in these places!! Well, you can guess! Hopefully this rest will do us good, we'll see on Monday!
Vincent Pichette
Thursday December 9th, 2010
Men's Full Time Training Centre vs FRAM
Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
Third day of competition.
Today started with another light training in the morning: stretching, abdominal and shoulders stabilization with Nicolas, and 30 minutes in the gym. Some little injuries are coming back, we train on a concrete floor in the morning and it is a bit colder than what we are use too. But our physio Jérémie takes good care of the players.
We will play our third match against FRAM, a young team (18 years old average), and presently ranked 6th at the Slovenian championship. Four of their athletes are also playing for the Slovenian junior national team and even though they are smaller, their abilities are impressive. Our guys seemed to loose concentration during warm up and under-estimated the opponent. And as you can guess, this turned out to be a big mistake!
This was our worse performance of the tour so far. 43 direct errors in 4 sets, including 19 serving errors. The athletes that did not play as much last night had the chance tonight to really work, but they missed this opportunity. Our middles still had problems reading the plays. The match ended 2-2
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Have a good weekend!
Vincent Pichette
Wednesday December 8th, 2010
Full time Training Centre vs MURSKA SOBODA
We left for Murska in a mini-van and arrived to destination after a 40 minutes drive. We followed our guide Alès to the gym. When we got there, the club contacts were doing the set-up of the court and the guys realized the game was going to take place in a more official setting so they started getting a bit more anxious!
We had to remind the guys of the basic of our playing system and made a few substitutions. Murksa started with a lead on the 4th set but we were able to come back and win 25-22. The same scenario repeats itself in the 5th set, but we finally won 15-13. It is a victory but the players knew as soon as the game was done that the overall performance was average. Gord Perrin was the best scorer with 19 kills, 1 block, 3 aces, 6 direct errors, with an average of 2,93/4 on serve receive.
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Tonight, we will talk about the first contact and the efficiency of serve receive. We will work tomorrow on the bloc-defense system, which the players had some trouble with tonight.
Next match, tomorrow night at 8pm against FRAN.
Jutri! (pronounced yutri, which means ''see you tomorrow!'')
Full time training centre athletes in Slovenia
Written by: Vincent Pichette - assistant coach men's national team
We will be ''based'' in Maribor for the total length of our trip, and will play most of our matches there. We are staying at the DRAS hotel, located at the bottom of a skiing hill. We can even train there in the morning because the sport centre is attached to this hotel. Many sport teams and clubs of different ages come here to train or practice their sport (badminton, soccer, gymnastic, volleyball).
Olivier Faucher (setter); Justin Duff (middle), Gord Perrin (left side), Jason DeRocco (left side), John Galloway (left side), Andrew Town (left side) and Mathieu McLaughlin (right side). Benoit Raymond (libero) and Nathan Groenveld joined the group to complete our roster. Jérémie Breau, physio for the Junior team this summer, is also with us. It is also his first time traveling with the team, but this trip will prepare him for the Junior World Championship, taking place in Brazil next summer.
We played our first match tonight against the Maribor team, playing in the first division in Slovenia. This team is now ranked 8 out of the 12 teams in this championship, including ACH Volley Bled, the team that Glenn Hoag coached the last two years (Dan Lewis and Adam Simac are playing there this year). We will have the chance to see ACH Volley Bled play next Tuesday at Ljubljana, in a Champion league game against Olympiakos (Athens), in their new 12 000 seats stadium.
Vincent Pichette
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December 4th-5th-6th
Written by: Olivier Faucher and Benoit Raymond - athletes
We arrived in Maribor, Slovenia, in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday. We took the rest of the day to rest from our long traveling day. The next morning, we started the day with a weight session with our strength and conditioning coach, who traveled with us for the first time. This session was meant for us to get use to this new time difference. Benoit Raymond, our libero for the tour, was supposed to arrive for lunch on Sunday. Unfortunately for Benoit, the driver forgot to go get him at the airport! He had to wait almost 4 hours before finally making his way towards our hotel. During this time, the rest of the group climbed up the skiing mountain and took a coffee on top. Taking some fresh air and relaxing was still the plan before starting training in the gym again.
We played/trained against a slovenian team from the area in the evening. For about 90 minutes, we did some ''wash'' (scrimmage) without really stopping, which made the drill really intense for everyone. We touched a lot of balls during these 90 minutes but everyone was still left with the desire to play a real match. We did not know before leaving that we would not always play matches during the tour, and of course all the players would like to challenge themselves during real match situations. But we still have a lot of matches/training to come, so we will for sure have the chance to challenge ourselves!
Olivier Faucher and Benoit Raymond